Ringo Le is an American filmmaker who is of Vietnamese descent. Ringo is a graduate of

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, Los Angeles. After college, he was selected as a fellow to participate in the Film Independent Project:Involve film mentorship program. He has also participated in the CBS Director's Program at CBS Television City in Los Angeles. Le directed the film

Saigon Love Story ''Saigon Love Story'' is Vietnam's first movie musical filmed entirely on location in Vietnam including Saigon and Phan Thiet. One of the first films independently produced outside of the Communist controlled film industry, overseas Vietnamese dir ...

, which was nominated for the Winds of Asia-Best New Asian Film Award at the

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2006. The film was an official selection at the

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2006. In addition, Saigon Love Story had a highly acclaimed, sold-out screening at VC FilmFest 2006. In 2013 he wrote, directed and produced

Big Gay Love ''Big Gay Love'' is a 2013 American comedy film written and directed by Ringo Le and produced by Quentin Lee and Marisa Le. The story centers on Bob (Jonathan Lisecki), an overweight gay man who overcomes discrimination and insecurity based on h ...

, which starred

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and

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. Le is currently writing a script on the struggles of opening a restaurant in the local industry and is in the works on producing a film in the future. In 2022, he wrote, directed and starred in his feature ''My Vietnam''.

Filmography

External links

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SEA-Globe: Ringo LeRingo Le, Filmmaker of Saigon Love Story

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American film directors of Vietnamese descent {{US-film-director-stub