A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Bao Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American documentary film director, cinematographer and producer. He is best known for his work on the documentary films Julian, Live from New York!, Be Water, and The Greatest Night in Pop.
Cinematography:
2015 Live from New York!
Director:
2009 Motoo
2010 A Tree Falls in the Forest
2011 Julian
2015 Live from New York!
2015 Rhino Man
2016 The Future of Social Security
2016 The Poll Dance
2019 Where Are You Really From?
2020 Be Water
2021 Together
2023 AAPI Heritage Heroes
2024 Four Letters
2024 The Greatest Night in Pop
2025 The Stringer
???? Jimi
Director of Photography:
2009 Motoo
2010 A Tree Falls in the Forest
2010 It's a lonely life - Lillian Schwartz
2011 Julian
2011 Killer Tranny
2011 Saigon Electric
2012 Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
2012 Mr. Cao Goes to Washington
2012 Once in a Lullaby: PS 22 Chorus Documentary
2012 Why Am I Still Alive
2013 Memory/Loss
2013 Monk by Blood
2013 Where Heaven Meets Hell
2014 2030
2015 Live from New York!
2015 Rhino Man
2016 The Future of Social Security
2016 The Poll Dance
2016 Welcome to the Idea Economy Ft. Hewlett Packard Enterprise
2018 Grit
2019 Broken Harmony: China's Dissidents
2019 Where Are You Really From?
2020 Be Water
2021 Together
2023 AAPI Heritage Heroes
2024 Four Letters
2024 The Greatest Night in Pop
2025 The Stringer
???? Jimi
Editor:
2009 Motoo
2010 A Tree Falls in the Forest
2010 It's a lonely life - Lillian Schwartz
2011 Julian
2011 Killer Tranny
2011 Saigon Electric
2012 Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
2012 Mr. Cao Goes to Washington
2012 Once in a Lullaby: PS 22 Chorus Documentary
2012 Why Am I Still Alive
2013 Memory/Loss
2013 Monk by Blood
2013 Where Heaven Meets Hell
2014 2030
2015 Live from New York!
2015 Rhino Man
2016 The Future of Social Security
2016 The Poll Dance
2016 Welcome to the Idea Economy Ft. Hewlett Packard Enterprise
2018 Grit
2019 Broken Harmony: China's Dissidents
2019 Where Are You Really From?
2020 Be Water
2021 Together
2023 AAPI Heritage Heroes
2024 Four Letters
2024 The Greatest Night in Pop
2025 The Stringer
???? Jimi
Producer:
2009 Motoo
2010 A Tree Falls in the Forest
2010 It's a lonely life - Lillian Schwartz
2011 Julian
2011 Killer Tranny
2011 Saigon Electric
2012 Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
2012 Mr. Cao Goes to Washington
2012 Once in a Lullaby: PS 22 Chorus Documentary
2012 Why Am I Still Alive
2013 Memory/Loss
2013 Monk by Blood
2013 Where Heaven Meets Hell
2014 2030
2015 Live from New York!
2015 Rhino Man
2016 The Future of Social Security
2016 The Poll Dance
2016 Welcome to the Idea Economy Ft. Hewlett Packard Enterprise
2018 Grit
2019 Broken Harmony: China's Dissidents
2019 Where Are You Really From?
2020 Be Water
2020 Rom
2021 See Us Unite for Change
2021 Together
2022 Maika: The Girl From Another Galaxy
2023 AAPI Heritage Heroes
2024 Four Letters
2024 The Greatest Night in Pop
2025 The Stringer
???? Jimi
Writer:
2009 Motoo
2010 A Tree Falls in the Forest
2010 It's a lonely life - Lillian Schwartz
2011 Julian
2011 Killer Tranny
2011 Saigon Electric
2012 Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
2012 Mr. Cao Goes to Washington
2012 Once in a Lullaby: PS 22 Chorus Documentary
2012 Why Am I Still Alive
2013 Memory/Loss
2013 Monk by Blood
2013 Where Heaven Meets Hell
2014 2030
2015 Live from New York!
2015 Rhino Man
2016 The Future of Social Security
2016 The Poll Dance
2016 Welcome to the Idea Economy Ft. Hewlett Packard Enterprise
2018 Grit
2019 Broken Harmony: China's Dissidents
2019 Where Are You Really From?
2020 Be Water
2020 Rom
2021 See Us Unite for Change
2021 Together
2022 Maika: The Girl From Another Galaxy
2023 AAPI Heritage Heroes
2024 Four Letters
2024 The Greatest Night in Pop
2025 The Stringer
???? Jimi
Director:
2009 30 for 30
2015 Employed Identity
2019 We Gon' Be Alright
2022 Open Secrets
2022 Take Out with Lisa Ling
Director of Photography:
2009 30 for 30
2015 Employed Identity
2016 Black Market: Dispatches
2019 We Gon' Be Alright
2022 Open Secrets
2022 Take Out with Lisa Ling
Producer:
2009 30 for 30
2015 Employed Identity
2016 Black Market: Dispatches
2019 We Gon' Be Alright
2022 Open Secrets
2022 Take Out with Lisa Ling
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