Lana Nguyen
Writer / Director
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Lana Nguyen is a 25 year old Vietnamese-American filmmaker. In 2021, she graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts with a BFA in Film & Television Production and minor in Entertainment Industry - where she is also a Jon M. Chu Scholar and Cohen Scholar. Her primary interests lie in directing, though she is also interested in writing and producing - skills she sharpened from interning at companies like Legendary Entertainment and Groundswell Productions. She recently was accepted into and attended the Kino Guarimba Filmmaking residency in Amantea, Italy, where she wrote and directed a short coming of age film starring local talent. Right now, she is working as an assistant at Hello Sunshine - Reese Witherspoon’s production company - while working on her own scripts and producing short films. She gravitates towards character driven stories, and often, coming of age stories told from young perspectives.
Articles & Publications
Hollywood Reporter
"Full Tuition to Make a Home Movie": USC Film School Grapples With Reopening Amid a Pandemic
interviewed for piece, along with other USC students