Ostin Fam (b. 1995)

Alias:
Dũng Quốc Phạm

Birthplace:
Hanoi, Vietnam

Born:
August 13, 1995

Born and raised in Vietnam, Ostin Fam attended Wesleyan University where he earned a BA in Film Studies and a minor in East Asian Studies. In addition to graduating with high honors, he was the recipient of the Steven J. Ross Prize, awarded to the best senior film thesis. Currently working in New York, he is a member of Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective and a recipient of IFP Marcie Bloom Fellowship in Film. His work seeks to elevate underserved narratives, but rather than attempting to capture the existential pain that comes with underrepresentation, he tries to hone in on the specifics of experience.

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Assistant Director:
2019  Blessed Land

Assistant Editor:
2019  Blessed Land

Director:
2017  Aos Sí
2017  Tripped
2018  River: Morning
2019  Blessed Land
2019  short/cut
2020  Bình

Director of Photography:
2017  Aos Sí
2017  Tripped
2018  River: Morning
2019  Blessed Land
2019  short/cut
2020  Bình

Editor:
2017  Aos Sí
2017  Tripped
2018  River: Morning
2019  Blessed Land
2019  short/cut
2020  Bình

Writer:
2017  Aos Sí
2017  Tripped
2018  River: Morning
2019  Blessed Land
2019  short/cut
2020  Bình

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