Timothy Linh Bui

Timothy Linh Bui (b. Saigon, South Vietnam, April 13, 1970) is a Vietnamese-born American filmmaker, film producer, and screenwriter. He directed Green Dragon, and co-wrote and produced Three Seasons.

Early life Bui was born in Saigon, South Vietnam, and came to the United States with his family as a refugee of the Vietnam War in 1975, leaving Vietnam approximately one week before the Fall of Saigon. He grew up in Sunnyvale, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. and shot amateur action short films in his parents' backyard.

Bui initially moved to Los Angeles to study in business school, but quickly dropped out to join a film school.

Patrick Swayze's last film appearance was in Tim Bui's 2009 film Powder Blue.

In 2016, Bui and Ahn Tran launched Happy Canvas Film in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam with the intent to develop the film industry in the country. The studio worked on the production of a Vietnamese version of the TV show The Bachelor.

Filmography YearFilmCredited as DirectorProducerWriterActor Role 1995 Yellow Lotus Duong tinh yeu 1998 The Love Boat: The Next Wave First Mate 1999 Three Seasons 2001 Green Dragon 2016 The Housemaid 2018 The Bachelor: Vietnam TBA Live Fast, Die Laughing

Awards

2001: Best Advance Screening for Green Dragon at the Austin Film Festival 2001: Best Film for Green Dragon at the Humanitas Prize 1999: Grand Jury Prize, Audience Award, Cinematography for Three Season at the Sundance Film Festival 2001: Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Film for Green Dragon at the Sundance Film Festival 2014: Silver Kite Award Best Feature Film for How To Fight in Six Inch Heels (Am Muu Giay Got Nhon) at the Vietnam Awards 2016: Highest Grossing Vietnamese Horror Film for The Housemaid at the Vietnam Awards 2017: Silver Lotus Award Best Feature Film for The Housemaid (Co Hau Gai) at the Golden Lotus Film Festival