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MISSING GRANDMA (2024)

Vietnam     10 minutes

Coming home 5 days after her grandma's passing, Linh Tran digs through her pile of home footage from the years before to look for her grandma while, together with aunt Xuan, mourning the passage of time.

Official Selection, Ouray International Film Festival 2024

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VIDEO FUNERAL (2023)

USA     21 minutes

Lam, a Vietnamese international student, welcomes her younger sister, Phuong, to her Chicago apartment. Phuong brings a DVD of their father’s funeral, which Lam could not attend.

Winner, Best Short Film, Ouray International Film Festival 2023

Official Selection, Chicago International Film Festival 2023

Official Selection, Athens International Film+Video Festival 2024

Official Selection, Boston Asian American Film Festival 2023

Official Selection, Viet Film Fest 2023

Official Selection, TIDE Film Festival 2023

DINNER (2020)  Vietnam    10 minutes

Quan is a young 11-year-old boy living at home with his mother and father. One day coming home from school, he spots his father on the street -- with another woman who isn't his mother.

Jury Awards: Best of the Fest, DePaul Premiere Film Festival 2021

Nominee, Best Student Film, Cordillera International Film Festival 2021

Runner-up to Audience Choice Award for Best Student Film, Pittsburgh Shorts Film Festival 2021

Official Selection, Dublin International Film Festival 2021

Official Selection, Bushwick Film Festival 2020Indy Shorts International Film Festival 2021

Official Selection, Berlin Lift-off Film Festival 2021

Official Selection, ONE Country ONE Film Apchat - Issoire International Film Festival 2021

Official Selection, Omeleto 

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HAND-WASHED (2021)   USA    7 minutes

Juanjuan and her mother Li, a non-English speaker, stay in a motel while visiting Chicago. Juanjuan has been in the United States for a few years, but it is Li’s first time. After an awkward exchange with her mother, Juanjuan takes a nap. When she wakes up, her mother is gone. Juanjuan, feeling guilty and worried, goes to the streets to find Li. 

Official Selection, Bushwick Film Festival 2021

BREAKFAST (2019)   USA    8 minutes

After catching his father cheating, 10 year-old Xavier starts questioning the strength of his parents' marriage.

Winner, Best Cinematography – DePaul Premiere Film Festival 2019

Nominee, Best Graduate Directing – DePaul Premiere Film Festival 2019

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