Ham Tran () is a

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film

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, editor, and

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. He is of Hoa (Chinese Vietnamese) ancestry, specifically Teochew. He earned an MFA in film directing from the

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and is most famous for his thesis film ''

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'', which was

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ed for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film. 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 CAAMFest in

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. Tran also directed the full-length Vietnamese

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and re-education camp drama, ''

Journey From the Fall ''Journey from the Fall'' ( vi, Vượt Sóng) is a 2006 independent film by writer/director/editor Ham Tran, about the Vietnamese re-education camp and boat people experience following the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. This drama was released ...

'', 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 - ''

'' *2006 - ''

'' *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''

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 American people of Chinese descent Living people Year of birth missing (living people)