Chi Tran
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Biography
Chi Tran is an award-winning Vietnamese writer-director, currently based in New York City. He most recently directed the award-winning short film “VISA” (2024) featured on Deadline, and is currently in production for horror-drama "INHUMA" (2025) Chi has held production and development roles at CJ ENM, Blumhouse and Disney+, and worked on projects such as CODA, Pachinko, and the Vietnamese box-office hit Mai. His films have screened at Oscar-qualifying festivals like Palm Springs International, Houston International Film Festival, and AAIFF. He aims to create entertaining, provoking Asian-centric stories and push his characters to the limit.
Known For
Upon learning of her mother's passing, May returns to Vietnam after 20 years, determined to learn about her parents' separation in relation to the Mother Goddess Worship. Despite family opposition and cultural barriers, May remains committed to uncovering the truth.
White Butterfly
Faced with deportation at the end of his work permit, an Asian employee tries to get hate-crimed to secure a green card.
VISA
After pulling the plug on his father, young Si Wang must honor an Asian tradition of sitting vigil with his deceased father's corpse for one night, but breaking the cardinal rule of the ritual—leaving the house—unleashes a malevolent supernatural entity called the Inhuma.