Ostin Fam

Ostin Fam

Birth : 1995-08-13, Hanoi, Vietnam

History

Born and raised in Vietnam, Ostin Fam attended Wesleyan University where he earned a BA in Film Studies and a minor in East Asian Studies. In addition to graduating with high honors, he was the recipient of the Steven J. Ross Prize, awarded to the best senior film thesis. Currently working in New York, he is a member of Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective and a recipient of IFP Marcie Bloom Fellowship in Film. His work seeks to elevate underserved narratives, but rather than attempting to capture the existential pain that comes with underrepresentation, he tries to hone in on the specifics of experience.

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Ostin Fam

Movies

Bình
Writer
An alien arrives on Earth on a quest to find assistance to rebuild his home. Under dissociated instruction of his spaceship, he makes a stopover at a construction site in Vietnam, where the biggest temple of the world is being built. In disguise, the alien encounters a reverent worshipper, a cynical construction worker and a mysterious medium. As the group performs a spirit summoning ceremony, the alien observes these individuals exchanging their different ideas of home.
Bình
Director
An alien arrives on Earth on a quest to find assistance to rebuild his home. Under dissociated instruction of his spaceship, he makes a stopover at a construction site in Vietnam, where the biggest temple of the world is being built. In disguise, the alien encounters a reverent worshipper, a cynical construction worker and a mysterious medium. As the group performs a spirit summoning ceremony, the alien observes these individuals exchanging their different ideas of home.
short/cut
Director
Mae believes that unlike what her long black locks suggests, beauty is found in short hair. In desperation, she defies all odds to attain her desired crown of beauty.
River: Morning
Editor
A short video adaptation of the poem "River: Morning" by Yuyutsu Ram Dass Sharma. Part of the Visible Poetry Project.
River: Morning
Director of Photography
A short video adaptation of the poem "River: Morning" by Yuyutsu Ram Dass Sharma. Part of the Visible Poetry Project.
River: Morning
Director
A short video adaptation of the poem "River: Morning" by Yuyutsu Ram Dass Sharma. Part of the Visible Poetry Project.
Tripped
Director
Aos Sí
Director
Kinet's Halloween Omnibus feature.