Kim Pham is best known for Kim’s Fashion Design, her Boston-based alteration and retail clothing brand,
LESS IS KNOWN ABOUT KIM'S
T R E M E N D O U S A C T S O F H E R O I S M.
WHAT WE ARE
DBA Daughter Dragon Productions (DDP) is a Massachusetts-based independent motion picture production and distribution company founded in July, 2021.
WHO WE ARE
We are a coalition of volunteer college students and recent graduates. Our team, which is led by women, features students from a diverse array of cultural backgrounds.
WHY WE ARE
DDP was born from a vested interest in memorializing Kim Pham's epic journey, with Kim's direct input. We believe that this project has the potential to significantly impact how the Vietnamese diaspora is imagined both at home and abroad.
A Tailors Journey (2023)
As seen on
A short film by Clare Ong
THE ONLY BILINGUAL CHINESE-ENGLISH NEWSPAPER IN NEW ENGLAND
Directed by Boston University Film & Journalism, and Marine Biology student Clare Ong, A Tailor's Journey (2023) serves as the teaser to DDP's mid-length documentary about Kim Pham, projected to screen next spring, 2025.
The anticipated 40-minute feature film will shed light on the unassuming heroine’s origin story, from her humble upbringing in rural South Vietnam, through the political crises of her young adulthood, to her evolving legacy as a staple of Boston’s cultural fabric.
Kim Pham's astonishing narrative is articulated in a sobering series of primary source interviews, b-roll shot on location in Boston and across Southeast Asia, and archival material from Kim's personal family records.
We Need YOUR Help!
Your financial sponsorship will have an immediate impact on Daughter Dragon Productions; whether you gift us $10 or $10,000, your donation will significantly enhance our capacity to authentically and thoroughly tell Kim Pham's story.
At this time, we are raising money in order to subsidize the following expenses:
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Translation and transcription
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Editing software
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Transportation
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Craft services
Two Ways To Make a Financial Contribution
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Tax Deduction via the
DDP has an active Model C Fiscal Sponsorship under the Brookline Community Center for the Arts, Inc. ((BCCA) DBA CCCA), a Massachusetts not-for-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public charitable corporation. Donations made to DDP through the BCCA are eligible for tax deductions; the BCCA serves as an umbrella organization for receipt, management, and regranting of charitable funds gifted to DDP.
To make a tax deductible donation to DDP, click this link: INDIVIDUAL GIVING. You will be redirected to the CCCA website, where further instructions are available. We suggest utilizing the "online donation form," which will generate a receipt once submitted. EMAIL YOUR RECEIPT to daughterdragonproductions@gmail.com to ensure that your contribution is complete.
Don't hesitate to reach out to the same address with any questions, concerns, or comments!
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Convenience via GoFundMe
Donating to DDP through GoFundMe is a viable and expedient option. As with the other method of support, it is imperative that you EMAIL YOUR RECEIPT to daughterdragonproductions@gmail.com.
OUR CREATIVE TEAM
Sophie Arnstein, Executive Producer
Clare Ong, Director and Associate Producer
Hui-En (Benson) Lin, Associate Producer
THE DRAGON STORY
The name Daughter Dragon Productions derives from the affinity between Sophie Arnstein, our founder, and Kim Pham, the principal subject of our first, ongoing campaign; both women were born in the year of the dragon—2000 and 1952, respectively—and after Kim remarked that the pair were akin to “mother dragon and daughter dragon,” no other title felt quite as right.
Grants AND Recognition
CJC Grant for The Arts
When she sadly passed in 2010, the Irene Tilenius Bloom Prize was created to gift and support young Barnard students in research.
CJC Grant for The Arts
This grant is open only to current Barnard students* To fund expenses related to senior theses or other independent projects in film, studio art, dance, theater, or related fields.
