Third Culture Studio
Stories, Films & Cultural Collaborations
Third Culture Studio is where we document the people, places, and ideas shaping Vietnam and its global community.
Through long-form films, personal conversations, editorial stories, and creative collaborations, we explore culture as something living, carried through families, neighborhoods, traditions, creative practices, and the ways people understand home.
Some stories begin within our community.
Others are developed with artists, filmmakers, cultural practitioners, hotels, restaurants, and thoughtful brands.
All of them begin with curiosity, context, and care.
Watch & Read
Our films and editorial stories explore Vietnam through the people who live it, remember it, question it, and continue shaping it.
We are interested in the stories that rarely fit into a short caption: family histories, cultural traditions, creative lives, changing neighbourhoods, personal identities, and the many ways people remain connected to Vietnam across generations and borders.
Explore Our Stories
Identity & Belonging
Culture & Healing
People & Places
Living Vietnam
Experiences & Connection
Films by Third Culture Studio
Stories That Deserve More Time
Our long-form films create space for people to speak in their own words.
Through interviews, documentary features, cultural profiles, and conversations, we explore the experiences behind a person, place, tradition, or idea.
These films are not created to explain an entire culture through one voice. Each is one perspective—personal, situated, and part of a much larger story.
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Featured Film
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Share Your Story
Your Story May Be Part of Someone Else’s Beginning
Some of the most meaningful stories are not found through research.
They are shared around family tables, carried quietly between generations, preserved through creative work, or held by people who have never considered themselves storytellers.
We welcome personal stories connected to:
Vietnamese identity and belonging
Family, migration, and memory
Language and cultural reconnection
Returning to or living in Vietnam
Regional traditions and community histories
Food, craft, music, and creative practice
People or places that deserve greater recognition
Life across the Vietnamese diaspora
You do not need to be a professional writer, filmmaker, or public figure.
Begin by telling us what your story is about and why it matters to you. If it aligns with an upcoming editorial theme or Studio project, our team may contact you to learn more.
Submitting a story does not automatically grant us permission to publish it. Any interview, filming, editing, or public use will be discussed and agreed upon separately.
Work With Third Culture Studio
For Brands, Hospitality & Cultural Organizations
We help thoughtful partners create stories and experiences that feel culturally relevant, personally engaging, and connected to place.
We do not simply place a brand in front of a community.
We consider what the brand can meaningfully contribute,and whether the collaboration creates value for the people involved.
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Editorial and visual storytelling developed through research, local perspectives, and human experience.
Services may include:
Documentary and long-form video
Branded editorial features
Interviews and cultural profiles
Photography and short-form video
Founder and brand stories
Restaurant and culinary narratives
Hotel and destination storytelling
Creative direction and cultural research
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Participatory experiences that bring brands and people together through culture, creativity, and shared activity.
Services may include:
Community activations
Cultural workshops
Shared-table experiences
Creative collaborations
Photo walks
Cultural celebrations
Product launches
Guided conversations
Limited-edition experiences
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Cultural experiences and storytelling developed for hotels, resorts, restaurants, and hospitality groups.
Services may include:
In-house cultural programming
Private guest experiences
Restaurant and culinary events
Neighbourhood experiences
Artist and cultural-practitioner collaborations
Seasonal programming
Destination storytelling
Recurring experience development
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Cultural insight and creative guidance for work connected to Vietnam.
Support may include:
Cultural research
Concept development
Representation review
Contributor recommendations
Community insight
Cultural calendar guidance
Partnership strategy
Story and experience review
Our role is not to speak for every Vietnamese experience. It is to help partners ask better questions, include the right perspectives, and make more informed creative decisions.
How We Collaborate
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Begin With the Purpose
We learn what you want to create, who it should serve, and why the collaboration matters.
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Develop the Direction
We consider the cultural context, creative format, contributors, participant experience, and potential impact.
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Create With Care
We establish clear expectations around roles, consent, compensation, credit, representation, and how the work may be used.
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Bring in the Right People
Where appropriate, we collaborate with local hosts, artists, filmmakers, chefs, cultural practitioners, historians, and community contributors.
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Share and Continue
We publish, activate, or deliver the work, gather feedback, and consider whether the idea should develop into a continuing program.
Culture Is Not Content
The people and communities represented in our work are not creative resources to be extracted.
Every Studio project must consider:
Who has the right to tell the story
Whose perspective may be missing
How contributors will be credited and compensated
What consent is required
Where and how the work will be used
Whether the collaboration gives something meaningful back
What should remain private or undocumented
Not every story needs to become content.
Sometimes care means changing the concept, slowing the process, or choosing not to publish.
Start With a Story
You may have a story to share, a person to introduce, a creative idea to explore, or a cultural project you would like to develop with us.
Choose where you would like to begin.