Bao Nguyen (filmmaker)
{{short description|Vietnamese-American documentary director, cinematographer and producer}}
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| birth_place = Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
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- Director
- cinematographer
- producer
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| years_active = 2009 – present
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Bao Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American documentary film director, cinematographer and producer.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/be-water-bao-nguyen-interview-bruce-lee-asian-american-diversity-inclusion-representation-1202839252/|title='Be Water' Director Bao Nguyen Puts An Honest Lens On Bruce Lee's Trailblazing Impact And Struggles As An Asian American Icon – Sundance|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=24 January 2020 |access-date=2022-01-07}}{{Cite web|url=https://caamedia.org/blog/2020/06/02/bao-nguyen-shows-the-potential-of-story-through-films/|title=BAO NGUYEN SHOWS THE POTENTIAL OF STORY THROUGH FILMS|website=caamedia.org|date=2 June 2020 |access-date=2022-01-07}} He is best known for his work on the documentary films Julian, Live from New York!, Be Water, and The Greatest Night in Pop .{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2015/04/watch-how-bao-nguyen-whittled-down-40-years-of-snl-into-the-82-minute-doc-live-from-new-york-62785/|title=Watch: How Bao Nguyen Whittled Down 40 Years of 'SNL' Into the 82-Minute Doc 'Live From New York!'|website=indiewire.com|date=22 April 2015 |access-date=2022-01-07}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/29226149/in-water-bao-nguyen-looks-giant-shadow-cast-bruce-lee|title=In 'Be Water', Bao Nguyen looks at the giant shadow cast by Bruce Lee|website=espn.com|date=27 May 2020 |access-date=2022-01-07}}
Life and career
Nguyen was born in Silver Spring, Maryland. His parents left Vietnam for the United States as refugees of the Vietnam War.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sundance.org/projects/be-water|title=Be Water|website=sundance.org|access-date=2022-01-07|archive-date=2021-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209120445/https://www.sundance.org/projects/be-water|url-status=dead}} He graduated his BA at New York University and his MFA at the School of Visual Arts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.moviemaker.com/film-school-alumni-advice-live-from-new-york-director-bao-nguyen/|title=Film School Alumni Advice: Live From New York! Director Bao Nguyen|website=moviemaker.com|date=31 July 2015 |access-date=2022-01-07}} His work has aired on HBO, NBC, Vice, and PBS.
Filmography
=Film=
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| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015
| Rhino Man | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Short film | ||||
| 2015
| The Poll Dance | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Short film | ||||
| 2016
| The Future of Social Security | {{yes}} | {{no}} | Short film | ||||
| 2021
| Together | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Short film |
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| width="35%" | As cinematographer
| width="65%" | As producer
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=Documentary=
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| Year | Title | Director | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| | 2009
| Motoo | {{yes}} | Also editor | |||
| | 2010
| A Tree Falls in the Forest | {{yes}} | Also editor | |||
| | 2011
| Julian | {{yes}} | Also editor | |||
| | 2015
| Live from New York! | {{yes}} | | |||
| | 2019
| Where Are You Really From? | {{yes}} | Also writer | |||
| | 2020
| Be Water | {{yes}} | | |||
| 2024
| {{yes}} | |
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| width="35%" | As cinematographer
| width="65%" | As producer
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=Television=
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| Year | Title | Director | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015
| Employed Identity | {{yes}} | TV series | |||
| 2019
| We Gon' Be Alright | {{yes}} | 4 episodes |
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| width="35%" | As cinematographer
| width="65%" | As producer
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Awards and nominations
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| Year
!Result !Award !Category !Work !Ref. |
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| 2011
|style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Student Division: Documentary |rowspan="4"|Julian | |
| rowspan="4"|2012
|style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Special Jury Prize |
| style="background: #ddffdd"| Won
|Palm Springs International ShortFest |Best Documentary |
| style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated
|International Documentary Association |Student Documentary Award |
| style="background: #ddffdd"| Won
|Best Cinematography |Where Heaven Meets Hell | |
| 2015
|style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Best Documentary |Live from New York! |
| rowspan="2"|2020
|style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Documenta Award |rowspan="2"|Be Water | |
| style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated
|Best Documentary |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|3686143|Bao Nguyen}}
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Category:American documentary film directors
Category:American documentary film producers
Category:American cinematographers
Category:American film directors of Vietnamese descent
Category:People from Silver Spring, Maryland
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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