122 - Viet Nguyen - How to Do Without Doing and Leave Nothing Undone - Film/TV Director

Viet Nguyen, an Austin native, graduated from film school at the University of Texas and now resides in Los Angeles.  He directed and co-wrote the horror-comedy feature, Crush the Skull, which played at over a dozen film festivals, and picked up the Nightfall Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival, as well as Best Feature at the San Diego Asian American Film Festival. Viet has also directed a bunch of stuff on tv including: Lucifer, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Kung Fu, The Flash, and iZombie. Viet's upcoming projects are Mike Flanagan’s Midnight Club for Netflix, Party Down for Starz, and Let the Right One In for Showtime.  And no, he did NOT win a Pulitzer but he'll share stories of being  confused with the other famous Viet Nguyen. And... he'll autograph his  book anyway! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Being part of a culture of almost 100 million Vietnamese people living in the world today has its pain and challenges, but it comes with plenty of history, privileges and honors. Join Kenneth Nguyen as he spotlights Vietnamese excellence from around the world. Each episode explores the creative process of individuals shaping the diversity of what it means to be Vietnamese--as a local, born and raised, or as a third culture kid, and even the divisions that separate us politically and culturally. This show can take multiple directions, but what it will do is show Vietnamese from a transpacific lens, in all its facets and complexities.