Dana Sachs in Person Reconciliation with a troubled history can be the motive for travel-a pilgrimage with political dimensions. The Vietnam War Memorial is the site of such sojourns, but Vietnam itself is a far richer destination along the path toward historical closure. A former Marine, Dennis Darmek returned to Southeast Asia to discover the country that he had mistaken for "hell." The handsomely rendered Crossing the DMZ is a poignant reconciliation that tries to reinstate the Vietnamese people with a humanity once taken at gun-point. Darmek foregrounds the difficulties by filling the voice-over with touristic questions: "Which way is north?", "Can you guide me?" However committed to the journey, the tourist runs the risk of getting lost in foreign territory. Lynne Sachs, on the other hand, had a guide, her sister Dana, a journalist fluent in Vietnamese. But even language proves less than adequate, for in Which Way Is East? Vietnam's inhabitants threaten to flee the frame of understanding. Acknowledging the risks of a photographic invasion, Sachs infuses a lushly processed montage with pointed but chilling anecdotes and the ever-present residue of the war. Which Way Is East? searches for history (and rapprochement) in lyrical associations. But with a tradition of resistance, Vietnam doesn't surrender its meaning without a struggle.-Steve Seid Crossing the DMZ (27 mins, 3/4" video) Which Way is East? (33 mins, 16mm, Color)