Thien An Pham is a film director and writer from Vietnam. After graduating in Information Technology, he realised his interest in cinematography and filmmaking by teaching himself how to shoot and edit films.
His short film The Mute has travelled to the Palm Springs, Tampere and Uppsala film festivals. His latest short Stay Awake, Be Ready, won the Illy Prize at Directors’ Fortnight 2019 and was screened at numerous festivals such as Clermont-Ferrand, Locarno Open Doors and Busan and has won other awards.
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell is his feature debut.
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