
Shal Ngo
Directing
Biography
Shal Ngo is a writer, director, editor and animator.
Known For

A series of stand-alone horror shorts ranging from the terrifying to the ridiculous.
Bite Size Halloween

A motivational speaker, plagued by an uncontrollable itch on her head, becomes infected with a parasitic demon from her homeland.
Control Freak

A dystopian coming-of-age movie focused on three kids who find themselves in an abandoned amusement park, aiming to unite whoever remains. With dangers lurking around every corner, they will do whatever it takes to survive their hellish Neverland.
The Park

The Box is a hybrid documentary that explores the effects of solitary confinement through three people’s harrowing true stories – they’ve spent a combined nine years in isolation, and one of them co-directed this film.
The Box

A neurologist recounts the story of a woman's uncontrollable urge to itch herself.
Control

In a dystopian future, on the South China Sea, an aging fisherman discovers an android woman from his past.
The Last Fisherman

After his 23andMe results reveal he is actually 51% White and 48% Asian, biracial filmmaker Shal Ngo goes back to his roots in both Vietnam and Minnesota to confront the meaning of his identity. Hapa combines documentary, stop-motion animation, family interviews, and stream-of-conscious voiceover to take a deep dive into who we are and what defines us.