The film evolves around questions of identity, popular memory and culture. While focusing on aspects of Vietnamese reality as seen through the lives and history of women resistance in Vietnam and in the U.S, it raises questions on the politics of interviewing and documenting.
Unfortunately the movie Surname Viêt Given Name Nam is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Art | Jean-Paul Bourdier | Production Design |
| Directing | Trịnh T. Minh-hà | Director |
| Lighting | Jean-Paul Bourdier | Lighting Artist |
| Art | Jean-Paul Bourdier | Art Direction |
| Sound | Jim Kallett | Sound Director |
| Editing | Trịnh T. Minh-hà | Editor |
| Writing | Trịnh T. Minh-hà | Writer |
| Sound | Linda Peckman | Sound Director |
| Camera | Kathleen Beeler | Director of Photography |
