Ham Tran
Encyclopedia
Ham Tran is a Vietnamese American
film writer
/editor
/director
, of Hoa (Chinese Vietnamese) ancestry. He earned an MFA in film directing from the UCLA Film School and is most famous for his thesis film "The Anniversary
", which was shortlisted for an Academy Award for Live Action Short Film
. His most recent effort is the full-length Vietnamese boat people
and reeducation camp
drama, "Journey from the Fall
", which was picked up in North America by ImaginAsian Pictures
and released nationally on March 23, 2007.
Vietnamese American
A Vietnamese American is an American of Vietnamese descent. They make up about half of all overseas Vietnamese and are the fourth-largest Asian American group....
film writer
Screenwriter
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/editor
Film editing
Film editing is part of the creative post-production process of filmmaking. It involves the selection and combining of shots into sequences, and ultimately creating a finished motion picture. It is an art of storytelling...
/director
Film director
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, of Hoa (Chinese Vietnamese) ancestry. He earned an MFA in film directing from the UCLA Film School and is most famous for his thesis film "The Anniversary
The Anniversary (short film)
The Anniversary is a 2004 live-action short film written, edited and directed by Ham Tran, about two Vietnamese brothers who meet each other in the Vietnam War. The short film won 25 international awards for Best Short Film and was among the semi-finalists for the 2004 Academy Award....
", which was shortlisted for an Academy Award for Live Action Short Film
Academy Award for Live Action Short Film
This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. For the three preceding years it was known as "Short Subjects, Live Action Films." The term "Short Subjects, Live Action Subjects" was used from 1957 until 1970. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate...
. His most recent effort is the full-length Vietnamese boat people
Boat people
Boat people is a term that usually refers to refugees, illegal immigrants or asylum seekers who emigrate in numbers in boats that are sometimes old and crudely made...
and reeducation camp
Reeducation camp
Reeducation camp is the official title given to the prison camps operated by the government of Vietnam following the end of the Vietnam War. In such "reeducation camps", the government imprisoned several hundred thousand former military officers and government workers from the former regime of...
drama, "Journey from the Fall
Journey from the Fall
Journey from the Fall is a 2006 independent film by writer/director/editor Ham Tran, about the Vietnamese reeducation camp and boat people experience following the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. This drama was released on March 23, 2007, by ImaginAsian to sold-out screenings...
", which was picked up in North America by ImaginAsian Pictures
ImaginAsian Pictures
ImaginAsian Pictures is an Asian/Asian-American film distribution arm of ImaginAsian Entertainment....
and released nationally on March 23, 2007.
Filmography as director
- The Prescription (short film)
- Pomegranate (short film)
- 2004 - The Anniversary (short film)The Anniversary (short film)The Anniversary is a 2004 live-action short film written, edited and directed by Ham Tran, about two Vietnamese brothers who meet each other in the Vietnam War. The short film won 25 international awards for Best Short Film and was among the semi-finalists for the 2004 Academy Award....
- 2007 - Journey from the FallJourney from the FallJourney from the Fall is a 2006 independent film by writer/director/editor Ham Tran, about the Vietnamese reeducation camp and boat people experience following the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. This drama was released on March 23, 2007, by ImaginAsian to sold-out screenings...
Filmography as cinematographer and editor
- 2007 - Oh, SaigonOh, SaigonOh, Saigon is a 2007 autobiographical documentary by Vietnamese American director Doan Hoang about her family's separation during the fall of Saigon and her attempt to reunite them. Oh, Saigon was executive produced by Academy Award and Emmy winner, John Battsek...
- 2007 - The RebelThe Rebel (2007 Vietnamese film)The Rebel is a 2007 Vietnamese martial arts film directed by Charlie Nguyen and starring Johnny Tri Nguyen and Dustin Nguyen. It premiered on April 12, 2007 at the Vietnamese International Film Festival in Irvine, California...