'''Nguyễn Kim Hồng''' ([[chữ Hán]] and [[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 阮金紅; [[pinyin]]: ''Ruǎn Jīnhóng''; born May 15, 1980), a Vietnamese-Taiwanese documentary filmmaker, was raised in rural province in Vietnam, alongside nine siblings. Dropping out of primary school to support family of agricultural workers, she later moved to Taiwan at the age of 21 after marrying a Taiwanese. Facing domestic abuse, Nguyễn divorced and sustained herself through various jobs. In 2008, she crossed paths with [[Tsai Tsung-lung]] (Chinese: 蔡崇隆; pinyin: ''Cài Chónglóng''), a documentary maker, from whom she learned photography. They not only became life partners but also collaborated in their careers. Nguyễn's documentaries, highlighting the injustices faced by immigrants, have earned recognition in the Taiwanese film industry.

== Early life ==

Nguyễn Kim Hồng ([[Chữ Hán]] and [[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 阮金紅; [[Pinyin]]: ''Ruǎn Jīnhóng''; born May 15, 1980) is a Vietnamese-origin Taiwanese documentary film director.

She grew up in rural [[Đồng Tháp province]] in Vietnam with nine siblings and had to drop out of school after fifth grade to help her family of agricultural workers. Nguyễn, burdened by her family's patriarchal beliefs, contemplated leaving her home due to a lack of recognition. Inspired by the success of women from her village who had become brides in Taiwan, she yearned for a new life away from her family's oppressive environment<ref>{{Cite web |last=giới |first=Tạp chí Panorama, Tạp chí quốc tế hóa, biên tập song ngữ, tổng hợp văn hóa của người Hoa trên toàn thế |title=Basking in Sunshine After Rain—Videographer Nguyen Kim Hong - Taiwan Panorama |url=http://www.taiwan-panorama.com/vi/Articles/Details?Guid=15ab0a55-4e61-467b-b534-57847eb76f8b&langId=3&CatId=8 |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Tạp chí Panorama, Tạp chí quốc tế hóa, biên tập song ngữ, tổng hợp văn hóa của người Hoa trên toàn thế giới |language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref> Kim Hồng decided to marry a Taiwanese man and moved to Taiwan in 2000 at 21. Her ex-husband abused her, accrued debts from gambling and her in-laws never accepted her, so she divorced him in 2008. After the divorce, she worked various jobs including electroplating, stamping press, screw molding, and gas stations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=好生活 |title=台灣越南都是家 阮金紅用真心換回真感情 {{!}} 台灣新力 - 好生活 |url=https://howlife.cna.com.tw/tni/20230301s005.aspx |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=howlife.cna.com.tw |language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref> As a single mother with custody of their daughter, she faced poverty and even thought of suicide. She took self-help courses to recover and volunteered at a local immigrant organization. That year, she met Tsai Tsung-lung (Chinese: 蔡崇隆; pinyin: ''Cài Chónglóng''), a fellow documentary filmmaker and divorcee, at a film seminar. She appreciated the help he gave as an acquaintance, and they ended up courting and marrying the next year. They frequently collaborate on each other's films.

== Early documentary ==

== The recent documentaries ==

Nguyễn Kim Hồng also participated in the documentary "''And Miles to Go Before I Sleep'' ", directed by Tsai Tsung-lung. It is adapted from a criminal case and tragic incident that occurred in Taiwan in 2017.An undocumented Vietnamese migrant worker QuocNguyễn PhiQuốc NguyenPhi was fired nine shots to death by a young and newly recruited policeman when NguyenNguyễn was naked, walking along a river in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and having a physical confrontation with pedestrians and the police.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wu |first=Chee-Hann |date=2023-01-11 |title=Small Step from You, A Great Leap for Migrant Workers: Documentary, ‘Civil Society’ and ‘And Miles to Go Before I Sleep’ (2022) |url=https://taiwaninsight.org/2023/01/11/small-step-from-you-a-great-leap-for-migrant-workers-documentary-civil-society-and-and-miles-to-go-before-i-sleep-2022/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Taiwan Insight |language=en}}</ref>This film reconstructs Ruan Guofei's life trajectory and combines the original video of the incident with the on-site inspection of migrant workers to guide the audience to think that there is actually a larger structural problem behind Ruan's death case.<ref>{{Cite web |title=And Miles to Go Before I Sleep-TFAI-國家電影及視聽文化中心 Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute |url=https://www.tfai.org.tw/zh/program/movieDetail/2c958082861b978b018639b1e4b10045 |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=www.tfai.org.tw}}</ref>

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