Directing
Sally Tran
Sally Tran is a former fashion-designer who loves bright colors, bold patterns, and intricate designs. Arriving by way of Vietnam and New Zealand, she began her career in New York with a music video for Fool’s Gold and ads for U by Kotex, Smile Train, and Cartoon Network. (Free The Bid) Tran moved to the screen production industry to find a place for her creativity and spirit that was sorely wast…
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Clementine · 2025Clementine
2025
MovieComedyFantasy
A late-blooming Trans woman reluctantly confronts an assigned-male-at-birth Trans specific and life-altering dilemma. With the help of her besties, she attempts to process this debacle in order to determine which path to take on her journey to decolonize her womanhood.
Don't F*ck With Ba · 2024Don't F*ck With Ba
2024
MovieActionDrama
Disillusioned by corrupt authorities, Thao and their friends decide to seek street justice against a thieving gang, aiming to foster renewed solidarity and protect their community.
Timeslow: The Timeless Tales of Henry Glint · 2015Timeslow: The Timeless Tales of Henry Glint
2015
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
Meet Henry Glint. He’s a pretty normal guy with a pretty normal job, and has big plans for a perfectly normal future. But Henry is about to discover there is a parallel world just beyond his reach that is a long way from normal. It all begins when Henry makes a chance purchase of a chocolate bar in the office vending machine and opens up the portal to ‘Timeslow’, a world where time slows down.
Cake · 2012Cake
2012
MovieDocumentaryHistory
This documentary is about courage and survival and having the will and perseverance to succeed despite considerable obstacles. The story of Mitchell Pham's remarkable journey is told through the evocative use of stop-frame animation, created from a Vietnamese traditional folded paper craft, mixed with live action to show an innovative account of his harrowing but ultimately inspirational journey from Vietnamese prison camp, to a life in New Zealand after the Vietnam war.
Grandma's Four Color Cards · 2025Grandma's Four Color Cards
2025
MovieDrama
From her tiny home in Saigon’s bustling District 4, 101-year-old Ngoai runs an underground card game. With her loyal cat and the kindness of her neighbors, she faces poverty with unwavering resilience and quiet strength.
Toi La Who · 2011Toi La Who
2011
Movie
Anne is an 8-year-old girl living in suburbia New Zealand. The world she sees is perfect, her family, her school, her friends, herself. One day, without warning or any real understanding, Anne's world comes crashing in around her revealing the imperfect world that was ignored. This forces Anne to re-examine herself and she starts to recognize her culture and identity.
Centuries and Still · 2021Centuries and Still
2021
MovieHistory
“Centuries and Still” is a mixed media illustrated short film telling the history of anti-Asian racism and violence in the U.S. The film seeks to unveil how history took part in the birth and perpetuation of today’s surge of anti-Asian discrimination and hate crimes. The search for justice goes back to the Gold Rush era fetishization of Asian women, to today’s hate crimes targeting Asian elders. (Film Shortage)
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