Production Design

Derek Nguyen | Kae King | Crimson Edge Creative

"Let little black girls believe in magic. Give them permission to make day-dreaming a habit" - Kae King

This magical realism short film follows a young girl learning to embrace her creativity and explore potential career paths of her future with the help of her boundless imagination.

Derek Nguyen | DNCinema

Eleven year old high-achieving student Emi is forced to spend the weekend with her grandma, the head monk at a Buddhist temple. Growing more and more frustrated, Emi struggles with her grandma’s guidance to reconcile her Western hustle culture mindset with the Buddhist ideal to simply “be”.

Minnie Nguyen | DWA Productions

A Vietnamese immigrant takes up a second job driving for Uber in order to support his young granddaugter after she is orphaned. He struggles to overcome a language barrier but is guided by the compassion and creativity of his granddaughter.

Minnie Nguyen | WDA Productions

A man goes to a traditional tailor shop in Vietnam to get a suit fitted for a relative's wedding. He forms an unexpected but beautiful relationship with the shop owner as they bond over an extended lunch.