Ham Tran

Born in Saigon, Vietnam, film director Ham Tran immigrated to the U.S. through the Orderly Departure Program when he was eight years old. His films explore and humanize the struggles of the victims and refugees of the Vietnam War. Receiving his MFA in film and television from UCLA, Tran’s short films have received numerous honors, with his thesis film The Anniversary becoming a semi-finalist for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short. His first feature film Journey from the Fall, which was financed entirely by the Vietnamese-American community, premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and won numerous awards. In 2009 he was the recipient of the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise. His romantic comedy How to Fight in Six Inch Heels which depicts the lives of modern young Vietnamese-Americans was released in 2013. Updated 2013