Quyen Tran is a Vietnamese-American

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and

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based in Los Angeles. She has worked on multiple

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films such as '' The Little Hours'' and '' Deidra & Laney Rob a Train''.

Education

After witnessing the

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attacks in

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, Tran applied to film school and was accepted to

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was a cinematographer-in-residence at the time of her attendance and became one of her mentors.

Photography

Tran began her artistic career as a still photographer. Her photos have appeared in the

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, LA Times,

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, Dateline NBC, HBO’s In Memoriam, BBC, CNN International News, PBS, Sacramento Bee, The Age (Australia),

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, TV Guide, and more. She was nominated for the World Press Photo Award.

Film and television

Tran has worked as a director and cinematographer on short films, television, and full length films. In 2021, Tran became a member of the

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Awards and honors

* Best Cinematography UCLA Spotlight: 2008, 2007, 2006 * Best Feature Cinematography – Wild Rose Film Festival * Federico de Laurentiis Memorial Scholarship * National Theater Goers Alliance Scholarship

Personal life

Tran's parents were refugees from

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. She is bilingual, fluent in English and Vietnamese. Tran is

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. She is married to voice actor

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and they have two children.

Filmography

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Article mentions and interviews

''Between the Sheets: Quyen Tran'',

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interview with Brian W. Foster #belowthelinesowhite? Hollywood’s Rank & File Leaders Tackle Diversity ''Four Asian-American Women Share Their Experiences Working in Hollywood'', by Peter Caranicas ''How 'The Little Hours' DP Used 'Crazy Rigs' to Recreate Film School on an Unpredictable Set'', by Hawkins DuBois ''“How to Sell the Outrageous Premise of the Film”: DP Quyen Tran on'' ''Deidra & Laney Rob a Train,'' by Filmmaker Staff ''International Women’s Day: 17 female cinematographers to celebrate'', by Nikki Baughman ''Interview: Cinematographer Quyen Tran on the Minute Details of Filming “The Little Hours,"'' by Stephen Saito ''Motion picture academy invites largest class ever in continued push for diversity'', by Josh Rottenberg ''Sundance 2017 Q+A — Cinematographer Quyen Tran'', by David Alexander Willis ''Quyen Tran on Shooting Frankie Shaw’s Sundance-Winning'' ''SMILF,'' by Scott Macaulay

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