Kino Guarimba - Growing Up (2022)
A run-and-gun, guerilla short film shot in Amantea, Italy as part of its “Kino Guarimba” film residency. Starring local talent and made in the span of 2 days.
Writer/Director/Editor: Lana Nguyen
Cinematographer: Jane Bodarenko
The ExtraOrdinary Rhoda Pell (2019)
Rhoda Pell, a prolific background actress, is profiled in this brief documentary about her acting career.
Director/Editor: Lana Nguyen
Producer: Theo Vasiloudes
Cinematographer: McKinley Carlin
Letters to Lucy (2017)
Lucy is haunted by a monster, a product of her imagination, until she starts receiving letters from a mysterious writer.
Letters to Lucy is a 10 minute short film made in my Junior year of high school - with an accompanying 5 minute version used as my portfolio piece for film school admissions.
Accolades
Central Illinois Feminist Film Festival 2017 - 1st Place High School Category
Los Angeles CineFest 2017 - SEMIFINALIST
SHORT to the POINT 2017 - SELECTION
Salem Short Film Festival 2017- SELECTION
Screen Test Student Fest 2017 - SELECTION
San Antonio Film Festival 2017 - SELECTION
As Application to Film Schools, Accepted To:
University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, BFA Film & Television
New York University Tisch School of the Arts, BFA Film & Television
Syracuse University College of Visual & Performing Arts, BFA Film
Boston University School of Communication, BS Film & Television
Emerson College, BFA Media Arts Production