Quyen Tran

Quyen Tran is an American director and cinematographer based in Los Angeles. She has worked on multiple Sundance films such as Palm Springs, The Little Hours and Deidra & Laney Rob a Train.

Education

After witnessing the 9/11 attacks in New York City, Tran applied to film school and was accepted to UCLA. Roger Deakins was a cinematographer-in-residence at the time of her attendance and became one of her mentors. Her photos have appeared in the New York Times, LA Times, 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. In 2021, Tran became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

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 fluent in English and Vietnamese. She is married to voice actor Sam Riegel and they have two children.

Filmography Source: "If a Deer Sh*ts in the Woods" "Fight, Death" "Wake" 1 as DirectorAs Cinematographer "Dollar Store" "Ponies" "Sky Blue" "Snaps"

As Director

"Chapter Seven" "Icarus" "3:00 P.M." "Monster" "U were there" "Green Tea" "Ball"

+ Appearance in documentariesYearTitleRoleCrew role, notes2011 "Sam Riegel and Quyen Tran on 9/11" 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

belowthelinesowhite? Hollywood's Rank & File Leaders Tackle Diversity

Four Asian-American Women Share Their Experiences Working in Hollywood, by Peter Caranicas

How 'The Little Hours' DP Used 'Crazy Rigs' to Recreate Film School on an Unpredictable Set, by Hawkins DuBois

“How to Sell the Outrageous Premise of the Film”: DP Quyen Tran on Deidra & Laney Rob a Train, by Filmmaker Staff

International Women’s Day: 17 female cinematographers to celebrate, by Nikki Baughman

Interview: Cinematographer Quyen Tran on the Minute Details of Filming “The Little Hours," by Stephen Saito

Motion picture academy invites largest class ever in continued push for diversity, by Josh Rottenberg

Sundance 2017 Q+A — Cinematographer Quyen Tran, by David Alexander Willis

Quyen Tran on Shooting Frankie Shaw’s Sundance-Winning SMILF, by Scott Macaulay