Andrew Ahn

Andrew Ahn

History

Andrew Ahn is a Korean-American filmmaker. Ahn graduated from Brown University with a degree in English and received a Masters in Fine Arts (MFA) in Film Directing from the California Institute of the Arts. He has directed the feature films Spa Night (2016), Driveways (2019), and Fire Island (2022).

Profile

Andrew Ahn

Movies

Chasing Chasing Amy
Self
Chasing Chasing Amy examines the complex legacy of Kevin Smith's "Chasing Amy" on LGBTQ+ people and its life-saving impact on director Sav Rodgers.
Fire Island
Director
A pair of best friends set out to have a legendary week-long summer vacation with the help of cheap rosé and a group of eclectic friends.
Little Sky
Executive Producer
A non-binary Chinese-American drag queen returns to their home town to confront their estranged father about the childhood memories that continues to haunt them.
Driveways
Director
Eight-year-old Cody is spending the summer in an unfamiliar setting with his mom Kathy. Though he can't relate to the neighbourhood kids, things take an unexpected turn when he develops an unusual friendship with grouchy old Del from next door.
Were You Gay in High School?
Producer
Two queer women recall their awkward, closeted high school days of kissing boys and straight-girl crushes.
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
Director
Over 30 filmmakers and friends of Strand Releasing have come together to honor the company’s indelible contribution to independent cinema over the past thirty years. The participating filmmakers have each created a short film for the project, all shot on iPhones.
Spa Night
Writer
A young Korean-American man works to reconcile his obligations to his struggling immigrant family with his burgeoning sexual desires in the underground world of gay hookups at Korean spas in Los Angeles.
Spa Night
Director
A young Korean-American man works to reconcile his obligations to his struggling immigrant family with his burgeoning sexual desires in the underground world of gay hookups at Korean spas in Los Angeles.
Dol
Screenplay
A gay Korean-American man yearns for a family life just out of reach. Nick is a gay Korean-American man living in Koreatown, Los Angeles with his partner Brian and their dog Chloe. When Nick attends his baby nephew's 'dol,' a traditional Korean first birthday party, he finds himself yearning for a life just out of reach.
Dol
Director
A gay Korean-American man yearns for a family life just out of reach. Nick is a gay Korean-American man living in Koreatown, Los Angeles with his partner Brian and their dog Chloe. When Nick attends his baby nephew's 'dol,' a traditional Korean first birthday party, he finds himself yearning for a life just out of reach.
Andy
Writer
A six-year old boy discovers what it means to be a man.
Andy
Director
A six-year old boy discovers what it means to be a man.