My approach to film is story- and character- driven first; the shots, lenses, colours, editing, and acting must serve the story.
Letterboxd - read my film reviews
Phi and Me - watch the first Vietnamese Australian sitcom
Real Melbourne - watch the first two episodes of this anthology webseries
Our Voices - watch a short documentary about immigrant students
Podcast interview - listen to me talk about my award-winning short film
The Apocalypse will be Automated
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Film is a collaborative medium - you and dozens of people with a wide range of skill sets all working towards the same goal. It's complex, hard, magical work.
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Hell is other people, craziness is like heaven, and purgatory is the film permit application process.
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