Ham Tran () is a

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film

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, and

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. He is of Hoa (Chinese Vietnamese) ancestry, specifically Teochew. He earned an MFA in film directing from the UCLA Film School and is most famous for his thesis film '' The Anniversary'', which was

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ed for the

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. His most recent effort is the feature film '' How to Fight in Six Inch Heels'' which had its U.S. premiere on 13 March 2014 at

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. Tran also directed the full-length

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and re-education camp drama, '' Journey From the Fall'', which was picked up in North America by ImaginAsian Pictures and released nationally on March 23, 2007. In 2009, Tran received the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Filmmaking.

Filmography

Director

*''The Prescription'' (short film) *''Pomegranate'' (short film) *2004 - '' The Anniversary'' *2006 - '' Journey From the Fall'' *2013 - '' How to Fight in Six Inch Heels'' *2014 - '' Hollow'' *2016 - '' Bitcoin Heist'',

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*2017 - ''She's the Boss'',

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*2022 - '' Maika: The Girl From Another Galaxy'' *2024 - ''Mất tích đêm 30''

Executive producer

*2007 - '' Owl and the Sparrow''

Cinematographer and editor

*2007 - '' Oh, Saigon'' *2007 - '' The Rebel''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tran, Ham UCLA Film School alumni Vietnamese film directors American film directors of Vietnamese descent American film directors of Chinese descent Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Film directors from Ho Chi Minh City Hoa people