Quyen Tran

{{short description|American cinematographer and director}} {{Infobox person | pre-nominals = | name = Quyen Tran | post-nominals = | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | image_upright = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pronunciation = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year with {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} unless the exact date is already widely published, as per WP:DOB. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. --> | birth_place = | other_names = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = UCLA | occupation = Director, Cinematographer | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = <!-- produces label "Notable work"; may be overridden by |credits=, which produces label "Notable credit(s)"; or by |works=, which produces label "Works"; or by |label_name=, which produces label "Label(s)" --> | style = | spouse = Sam Riegel | children = 2 | parents = <!-- overrides mother and father parameters --> | mother = <!-- may be used (optionally with father parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | father = <!-- may be used (optionally with mother parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | relatives = | family = | callsign = | awards = | website = {{URL|https://www.qtranfilms.com/}} | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | signature = | signature_size = | signature_alt = | footnotes = }} '''Quyen Tran''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|w|iː|ɛ|n|_|ˈ|t|r|æ|n}}<ref>As pronounced by Tran in "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QApOHH3VrX8&t=52s Between the Sheets: Quyen Tran]".</ref> is a <!--Do not change. See MOS:ETHNICITY.-->Vietnamese-American director and cinematographer based in Los Angeles.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Lindsay |first=Benjamin |date=3 June 2021 |orig-date=13 March 2018 |title=Take It From a DP (and Holly Hunter): Follow Your Instincts on Set |url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/take-dp-holly-hunter-follow-instincts-set-1790/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129082809/https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/take-dp-holly-hunter-follow-instincts-set-1790/ |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=29 January 2019 |website=Backstage}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Forfeit |first=Kate |date=8 July 2019 |title=Cinematographer on the Rise Finds Connection in Urban Oasis |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/cinematographer-quyen-tran-on-the-rise-finds-connection-in-urban-oasis-1203260761/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129080509/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/cinematographer-quyen-tran-on-the-rise-finds-connection-in-urban-oasis-1203260761/ |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=10 July 2019 |website=Variety}}</ref> She has worked on multiple Sundance films such as ''Palm Springs, The Little Hours'' and ''Deidra & Laney Rob a Train''.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Erbland |first1=Kate |last2=O'Falt |first2=Chris |date=23 January 2017 |title=Girl Talk Live: Female Cinematographers on How They Made Their Sundance Films — Watch |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/01/girl-talk-live-watch-female-cinematographers-sundance-2017-1201772403/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129081214/https://www.indiewire.com/2017/01/girl-talk-live-watch-female-cinematographers-sundance-2017-1201772403/ |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=1 February 2019 |website=IndieWire}}</ref>

== Education ==

After witnessing the 9/11 attacks in New York City, Tran applied to film school and was accepted to UCLA.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=10 February 2017 |title=Rising Stars of Cinematography 2017 |url=https://ascmag.com/articles/rising-stars-of-cinematography |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130062858/https://theasc.com/articles/rising-stars-of-cinematography |archive-date=30 January 2023 |access-date=26 March 2019 |website=American Society of Cinematographers}}</ref> Roger Deakins was a cinematographer-in-residence at the time of her attendance and became one of her mentors.<ref name=":1" />

== Photography ==

Tran began her artistic career as a still photographer.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Giardina |first=Carolyn |date=20 June 2018 |title=From 'Handmaid's Tale' to 'Altered Carbon': 4 Cinematographers on Shooting 'Epic and Intimate' Scenes |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/4-cinematographers-shooting-epic-intimate-scenes-1120456/item/emmys-cinematography-altered-carbon-1120452 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129081452/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/4-cinematographers-shooting-epic-intimate-scenes-1120456/ |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=29 January 2019 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> Her photos have appeared in the New York Times,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dowd |first=Maureen |date=28 February 2015 |title=Dirty Words From Pretty Mouths |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/01/opinion/sunday/maureen-dowd-dirty-words-from-pretty-mouths.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=1 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129113836/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/01/opinion/sunday/maureen-dowd-dirty-words-from-pretty-mouths.html |archive-date=29 January 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hale |first=Mike |date=14 July 2011 |title=A Kindhearted Man in a Small Town [Movie Review: 'Girlfriend'] |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/movies/girlfriend-about-young-man-with-down-syndrome-review.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=1 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129095524/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/movies/girlfriend-about-young-man-with-down-syndrome-review.html |archive-date=29 January 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> LA Times,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rechtshaffen |first=Michael |date=11 March 2016 |title=Review: In 'Automatic Hate,' the ties that bind are bitter and spiteful |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-automatic-hate-review-20160311-story.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129103425/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-automatic-hate-review-20160311-story.html |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=1 February 2019 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> USA Today, New York Post, New York Daily News, Dateline NBC, HBO's In Memoriam, BBC, CNN International News, PBS, Sacramento Bee, The Age (Australia), Scientific American, Variety, TV Guide, and more. She was nominated for the World Press Photo Award.

== Film and television == Tran has worked as a director and cinematographer on short films, television, and full-length films.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quyen Tran |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1765623/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129083441/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1765623/ |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=23 February 2023 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2021, Tran became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dillard |first=Samantha |date=18 June 2021 |title=ASC Welcomes New Member Quyen Tran |url=https://theasc.com/news/asc-welcomes-new-member-quyen-tran |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207020534/https://theasc.com/news/asc-welcomes-new-member-quyen-tran |archive-date=7 December 2022 |access-date=23 February 2023 |website=American Society of Cinematographers}}</ref>

== Awards and honors == * Best Cinematography UCLA Spotlight: 2008, 2007, 2006 * Best Feature Cinematography – Wild Rose Film Festival * Federico de Laurentiis Memorial Scholarship * National Theater Goers Alliance Scholarship<ref name="Quyen Tran, DP" />

== Personal life == Tran's parents were refugees from South Vietnam. She is bilingual,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tangcay |first=Jazz |date=25 April 2019 |title=Newport Beach Film Festival Celebrates 20 Years Of Art, Food and Film |url=https://www.awardsdaily.com/2019/04/25/newport-beach-film-festival-celebrates-20-years-of-art-food-and-film/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129082857/https://www.awardsdaily.com/2019/04/25/newport-beach-film-festival-celebrates-20-years-of-art-food-and-film/ |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=13 May 2019 |website=Awards Daily}}</ref> fluent in English and Vietnamese.<ref name="Quyen Tran, DP" /> Tran is Catholic.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 November 2018 |title=All Work No Play: Fire Spinning |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxJ3TTyj5VM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129095330/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxJ3TTyj5VM |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=24 December 2020 |website=YouTube |publisher=Critical Role |at=At 8 minutes 15 seconds |quote=Sam Riegel: I had to convert to Catholicism to get married to my wife.}}</ref> She is married to voice actor Sam Riegel and they have two children.

== Filmography == Source:<ref name="Quyen Tran, DP">{{Cite web|url=http://www.quyenfilm.com/about.php|title=Quyen Tran, DP|website=www.quyenfilm.com|access-date=2019-03-18|archive-date=2019-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329171501/http://www.quyenfilm.com/about.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row"|2008 |''Vietnam Overtures'' |Stephane Gauger | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vietnam Overtures (2008 TV Movie) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1455264/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230225010122/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1455264/fullcredits/ |archive-date=25 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" |2009 |''16 to Life'' |Becky Smith | | |- |data-sort-value="People I've Slept With"|''The People I've Slept With'' |Quentin Lee | |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Catsoulis |first=Jeannette |date=12 August 2010 |title=Tales of a Trashy Bachelorette Movie Review: 'The People I've Slept With' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/13/movies/13peopl.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129100807/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/13/movies/13peopl.html |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=1 February 2019 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" |2010 |''Troublemaker'' |Geeta Malik | | |- |''Girlfriend'' |Justin Lerner | |<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Harvey |first=Dennis |date=5 November 2015 |title=Film Review: 'The Automatic Hate' |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/the-automatic-hate-review-1201624346/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129063257/https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/the-automatic-hate-review-1201624346/ |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=1 February 2019 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=John |date=28 September 2010 |title=Girlfriend |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/girlfriend-2-1117943747/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129055856/https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/girlfriend-2-1117943747/ |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=13 May 2019 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Girlfriend (2010) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1470859/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230225005705/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1470859/fullcredits/ |archive-date=25 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" |2011 |data-sort-value="Bag of Hammers"|''A Bag of Hammers'' |Brian Crano | | |- |''Mulberry Child'' |Susan Morgan Cooper | | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" |2013 |''Free Ride'' |Shana Sosin | | |- |''American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs'' |Grace Lee |2014 Peabody Award<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014 |title=POV: American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs |url=https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/pov-american-revolutionary-the-evolution-of-grace-lee-boggs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625035402/https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/pov-american-revolutionary-the-evolution-of-grace-lee-boggs/ |archive-date=25 June 2022 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=The Peabody Awards |language=en-US}}</ref> |<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs (2013) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2385558/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230225040736/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2385558/fullcredits/ |archive-date=25 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" |2015 |''Off the Menu: Asian America'' |Grace Lee | | |- |''Pali Road'' |Jonathan Lim | | |- |data-sort-value="Automatic Hate"|''The Automatic Hate'' |Justin Lerner | |<ref name=":02"/> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" |2016 |data-sort-value="Night Stalker"|''The Night Stalker'' |Megan Griffiths | | |- |''To The Moon & Back'' |Susan Morgan Cooper | | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" |2017 |''Deidra & Laney Rob A Train'' |Sydney Freeland | | |- |data-sort-value="Little Hours"|''The Little Hours'' |Jeff Baena | |<ref name=":4" /> |- ! scope="row" |2018 |''Dark Was the Night'' (formerly ''Behold My Heart'') |Joshua Leonard | | |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" |2020 | ''Life in a Year'' | Mitja Okorn | | |- | ''Palm Springs'' | Max Barbakow | |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marchant |first=Beth |date=4 March 2021 |title=The Cinematographers; That Big Shot; Those behind the camera of 'Palm Springs,' 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' and 'The Father' tell how they filmed their movies' biggest truth-telling moments |work=Los Angeles Times |pages=S.10}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2024 | ''Brothers'' | Max Barbakow | | |- ! scope="row" | | ''Kingship'' | Julien Favre | | |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+TV series and TV mini series |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Episodes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" |2008 |''Imaginary Bitches'' |13 |Season 1, Episodes 1–13 |Emmy Nomination<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 March 2009 |title=The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces the 36th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations - New Approaches - Daytime Entertainment |url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/_pdf/day_0809_nominations_v2.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052656/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/_pdf/day_0809_nominations_v2.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-format=PDF |website=Emmy Awards |publisher=National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |access-date=25 February 2023 }}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Imaginary Bitches (2008–2009) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1236424/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230225075313/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1236424/fullcredits/ |archive-date=25 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |2009 |''Atom TV'' |1 |Episode 2.1 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atom TV (2008–2010) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1381421/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230225043627/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1381421/fullcredits/ |archive-date=25 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |2012 |''Dark Wall'' |2 |"Whispers" "Home: A Ghost Story" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dark Wall (2012– ) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2360714/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230225020846/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2360714/fullcredits/ |archive-date=25 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |2015 |''Dr. Mona Vand: The Modern Pharmacist'' |1 |"Is There a Difference Between Physical Dependence and Addiction?" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Mona Vand: The Modern Pharmacist (2014– ) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4770220/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230225042029/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4770220/fullcredits/ |archive-date=25 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" |2018 |''Camping'' |8 |[All 8 episodes] |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camping (2018) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8002604/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230225034941/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8002604/fullcredits/ |archive-date=25 February 2023 |access-date=14 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- |''Here and Now'' |5 | * "It's Coming" * "If a Deer Sh*ts in the Woods" * "Fight, Death" * "Wake" * "Dream Logic" |<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Here and Now (2018) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5923012/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230225031347/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5923012/fullcredits/ |archive-date=25 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |2019 |''Unbelievable'' |3 |Episodes 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kieling |first=Max |date=2 October 2019 |title=Netflix limited series explores effects of society failing to believe women |url=http://dailybruin.com/2019/10/02/netflix-limited-series-explores-effects-of-society-failing-to-believe-women/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814180224/https://dailybruin.com/2019/10/02/netflix-limited-series-explores-effects-of-society-failing-to-believe-women |archive-date=14 August 2020 |access-date=1 November 2019 |website=Daily Bruin |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Unbelievable (2019) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7909970/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230225033848/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7909970/fullcredits/ |archive-date=25 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rochlin |first=Margy |date=19 November 2019 |title='Unbelievable' keeps its rape investigation real, including treatment of the victims |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-11-19/unbelievable-keeps-its-rape-investigation-real-including-treatment-of-the-victims |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230225082136/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-11-19/unbelievable-keeps-its-rape-investigation-real-including-treatment-of-the-victims |archive-date=25 February 2023 |access-date=25 February 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |2020 |data-sort-value="Teacher"|''A Teacher'' |10 |[All 10 episodes] |<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Teacher (2020) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10680614/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230225025404/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10680614/fullcredits/ |archive-date=25 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |2021 |''Maid'' |4 as Cinematographer 1 as Director |''As Cinematographer'' * "Dollar Store" * "Ponies" * "Sky Blue" * "Snaps"

''As Director''

* "Bear Hunt"<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Friedman |first=Illya |date=19 January 2022 |title=Quyen Tran, ASC, on directing and shooting episodes of the Netflix limited series Maid |url=https://www.camnoir.com/ep155/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207020536/https://www.camnoir.com/ep155/ |archive-date=7 December 2022 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=Cam Noir |language=en-US}}</ref> |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maid (2021) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11337908/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230225024406/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11337908/fullcredits/ |archive-date=25 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> |- ! scope="row" |2022 |''Minx'' |1 |"Not like a shvantz right in the race" | |- ! scope="row" |2022 |''Roar'' |2 as Cinematographer 1 as Director |''As Cinematographer'' * "The Woman Who Found Bite Marks on Her Skin" * "The Woman Who Solved Her Own Murder"

''As Director''

* "The Woman Who Returned Her Husband" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roar (2022– ) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14161704/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230225021814/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14161704/fullcredits/ |archive-date=25 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |2023 |''Ahsoka'' |2 | * "Part Two: Toil And Trouble" * "Part Three: Time To Fly" | |- ! scope="row" |2024 |''The Emperor of Ocean Park'' |2 as director | ''As Director'' * "Chapter Seven" * "Chapter Eight" | |- ! scope="row" |2024 |''The Madness'' |2 as director | ''As Director'' * "Icarus" * "No More Madness" | |- ! scope="row" |2025 |''The Pitt'' |2 as director | ''As Director'' * "3:00 P.M." * "5:00 P.M." |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Pitt 3:00 P.M |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32561856/ |access-date=15 March 2025 |website=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Pitt 5:00 P.M |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32561861/ |access-date=15 March 2025 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |2025 |''Sirens'' |2 as Director | ''As Director'' * "Monster" * "Persephone" |- ! scope="row" |2025 |''The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox'' |2 as Director | ''As Director'' * "U were there" * "Libertà" | |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Shorts |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" |2005 |''Echostop'' |Justin Lerner | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Echostop (2005) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455451/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230224082512/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455451/fullcredits/ |archive-date=24 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" |2006 |''Chinese Dumplings'' |Michelle Hung | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chinese Dumplings (2006) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0926384/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230224081431/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0926384/fullcredits/ |archive-date=24 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- |''Hurricane Party'' |AP Gonzalez | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hurricane Party (2006) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0899246/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230224081732/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0899246/fullcredits/ |archive-date=24 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- |''Maggie's Not Here'' |Justin Lerner | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maggie's Not Here (2006) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810417/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230224082051/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810417/fullcredits/ |archive-date=24 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" |2007 |data-sort-value="Watermelon Seed"|''A Watermelon Seed (Gua zi)'' |Miqi Huang | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gua zi (2007) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1236436/fullcredits |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230225013050/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1236436/fullcredits |archive-date=25 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 May 2008 |title=Credit List |url=https://awatermelonseed.blogspot.com/2008/05/film-festivals.html |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=A Watermelon Seed (aka Gua zi)}}</ref> |- |''Beast'' |Geeta Malik | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beast (2007) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1059891/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230224081026/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1059891/fullcredits/ |archive-date=24 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- |''Joburg'' |Thabo Wolfaardt | |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boden |first=Daniel |date=19 January 2010 |title=Sundance Film Festival to screen UCLA-affiliated films |url=http://dailybruin.com/2010/01/19/undance-film-festival-screen-ucla-affiliated-films/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230224002452/https://dailybruin.com/2010/01/19/undance-film-festival-screen-ucla-affiliated-films |archive-date=24 February 2023 |access-date=29 January 2019 |website=Daily Bruin}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Joburg (2007) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1419026/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230224080745/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1419026/fullcredits/ |archive-date=24 February 2023 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" |2009 |data-sort-value="Fence"|''The Fence'' |Matt Silas | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Fence (2009) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1540042/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230224040103/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1540042/fullcredits/ |archive-date=24 February 2023 |access-date=23 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- |''Waiting Room'' |Katharine O'Brien | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Waiting Room (2009) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1549145/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230224035414/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1549145/fullcredits/ |archive-date=24 February 2023 |access-date=23 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- |data-sort-value="Empty Space in Between"|''The Empty Space in Between'' |Maria Tornberg | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Empty Space in Between (2009) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1523349/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230224035050/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1523349/fullcredits/ |archive-date=24 February 2023 |access-date=23 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |2013 |''Noel'' |Joe Holt | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Noël (2013) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3330608/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230224033750/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3330608/fullcredits/ |archive-date=24 February 2023 |access-date=23 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |2014 |data-sort-value="Learning Curve"|''The Learning Curve'' |Phil McCarty | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Learning Curve (2014) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2512792/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230224034224/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2512792/fullcredits/ |archive-date=24 February 2023 |access-date=23 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |2015 |''SMILF'' |Frankie Shaw |<small>Winner, Jury Award for Sundance Shorts</small><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=17 April 2015 |title=Frankie Shaw's Sundance Short 'SMILF' To Be Developed As Showtime Comedy |url=https://deadline.com/2015/04/frankie-shaw-smilf-comedy-series-showtime-1201411864/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625180509/https://deadline.com/2015/04/frankie-shaw-smilf-comedy-series-showtime-1201411864/ |archive-date=25 June 2022 |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> |<ref>{{Cite web |title=SMILF (2015) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4214868/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230224025954/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4214868/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm |archive-date=24 February 2023 |access-date=23 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> |- ! scope="row" |2019 |''Stucco'' |Janina Gavankar Russo Schelling | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stucco (2019) - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9909186/fullcredits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230225083115/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9909186/fullcredits/ |archive-date=25 February 2023 |access-date=25 February 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| | ''Keystone'' | Brandon Fayette | | |- ! scope="row"| | ''Monkey'' | Yoshie Suzuki | | |- ! scope="row"| | ''Swallow'' | Emily Taylor-Mortorff | | |}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Appearance in documentaries ! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col"|Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Crew role, notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbreviation|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row"|2011 | "Sam Riegel and Quyen Tran on 9/11"<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Riegel |first1=Sam |last2=Tran |first2=Quyen |date=11 September 2001 |title=Sam Riegel and Quyen Tran on 9/11 |url=https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/sam-riegel-and-quyen-tran-on-911-video |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129103135/https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/sam-riegel-and-quyen-tran-on-911-video |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=23 February 2023 |website=History.com |type=Video captured in Gateway Plaza by Sam Riegel and Quyen Tran on 11 September 2001}}</ref> | Herself | Documentary footage on 9/11 attack, used in ''102 Minutes That Changed America'' and other documentaries | |}

== Article mentions and interviews ==

''Between the Sheets: Quyen Tran'', Critical Role interview with Brian W. Foster<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foster |first=Brian W. |date=6 February 2019 |title=Between the Sheets: Quyen Tran |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QApOHH3VrX8 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129061851/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QApOHH3VrX8 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=13 May 2019 |website=YouTube |publisher=Critical Role |type=Video interview with Quyen Tran}}</ref>

<nowiki>#</nowiki>belowthelinesowhite? Hollywood's Rank & File Leaders Tackle Diversity<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiner |first=Rex |date=24 February 2016 |title=#belowthelinesowhite? Hollywood's Rank & File Leaders Tackle Diversity |url=https://capitalandmain.com/belowthelinesowhite-hollywoods-rank-and-file-leaders-tackle-diversity-0224 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129113149/https://capitalandmain.com/belowthelinesowhite-hollywoods-rank-and-file-leaders-tackle-diversity-0224 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=1 February 2019 |website=Capital & Main}}</ref>

''Four Asian-American Women Share Their Experiences Working in Hollywood'', by Peter Caranicas<ref>{{Cite web |last=Caranicas |first=Peter |date=1 November 2016 |title=Four Asian-American Women Share Their Experiences Working in Hollywood |url=https://variety.com/2016/biz/festivals/asian-women-in-hollywood-who-have-worked-on-kung-fu-panda-and-mogadishu-minnesota-have-it-tough-but-things-can-turn-around-1201905455/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129063911/https://variety.com/2016/biz/festivals/asian-women-in-hollywood-who-have-worked-on-kung-fu-panda-and-mogadishu-minnesota-have-it-tough-but-things-can-turn-around-1201905455/ |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=29 January 2019 |website=Variety}}</ref>

''How 'The Little Hours' DP Used 'Crazy Rigs' to Recreate Film School on an Unpredictable Set'', by Hawkins DuBois<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=DuBois |first=Hawkins |date=30 June 2017 |title=How 'The Little Hours' DP Used 'Crazy Rigs' to Recreate Film School on an Unpredictable Set |url=https://nofilmschool.com/2017/06/dp-quyen-tran-explains-how-shooting-little-hours-was-film-school-again |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129105944/https://nofilmschool.com/2017/06/dp-quyen-tran-explains-how-shooting-little-hours-was-film-school-again |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=29 January 2019 |website=No Film School}}</ref>

''“How to Sell the Outrageous Premise of the Film”: DP Quyen Tran on'' ''Deidra & Laney Rob a Train,'' by Filmmaker Staff<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=29 January 2017 |title='How to Sell the Outrageous Premise of the Film': DP Quyen Tran on Deidra & Laney Rob a Train |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/101420-how-to-sell-the-outrageous-premise-of-the-film-dp-quyen-tran-on-deidra-laney-rob-a-train/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129095524/https://filmmakermagazine.com/101420-how-to-sell-the-outrageous-premise-of-the-film-dp-quyen-tran-on-deidra-laney-rob-a-train/ |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=29 January 2019 |website=Filmmaker Magazine}}</ref>

''International Women’s Day: 17 female cinematographers to celebrate'', by Nikki Baughman<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baughman |first=Nikki |date=8 March 2018 |title=International Women's Day: 17 female cinematographers to celebrate |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/17-female-cinematographers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128085044/https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/17-female-cinematographers |archive-date=28 January 2023 |access-date=29 January 2019 |website=British Film Institute}}</ref>

''Interview: Cinematographer Quyen Tran on the Minute Details of Filming “The Little Hours,"'' by Stephen Saito<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saito |first=Stephen |date=30 June 2017 |title=Interview: Cinematographer Quyen Tran on the Minute Details of Filming 'The Little Hours' |url=http://moveablefest.com/quyen-tran-little-hours/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129063257/https://moveablefest.com/quyen-tran-little-hours/ |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=29 January 2019 |website=The Moveable Fest}}</ref>

''Motion picture academy invites largest class ever in continued push for diversity'', by Josh Rottenberg<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rottenberg |first=Josh |date=25 June 2018 |title=Motion picture academy invites largest class ever in continued push for diversity |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-academy-new-members-list-2018-06252018-story.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129102751/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-academy-new-members-list-2018-06252018-story.html |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=1 February 2019 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

''Sundance 2017 Q+A — Cinematographer Quyen Tran'', by David Alexander Willis<ref>{{Cite web |last=Willis |first=David Alexander |date=20 January 2017 |title=Sundance 2017 Q+A — Cinematographer Quyen Tran |url=https://www.hdvideopro.com/blog/sundance-2017-qa-cinematographer-quyen-tran/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213150412/https://www.hdvideopro.com/blog/sundance-2017-qa-cinematographer-quyen-tran/ |archive-date=13 February 2020 |access-date=29 January 2019 |website=HD Video Pro}}</ref>

''Quyen Tran on Shooting Frankie Shaw’s Sundance-Winning'' ''SMILF,'' by Scott Macaulay<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Macaulay |first=Scott |date=13 February 2015 |title=Quyen Tran on Shooting Frankie Shaw's Sundance-Winning SMILF |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/92623-quyen-tran-on-shooting-frankie-shaws-sundance-winning-smilf/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129100839/https://filmmakermagazine.com/92623-quyen-tran-on-shooting-frankie-shaws-sundance-winning-smilf/ |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=29 January 2019 |website=Filmmaker Magazine}}</ref>

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