Quyên N-L (Nguyễn-Lê) is a queer vietnamese filmmaker born to boat refugee parents where Chumash and Tongva lands meet in Los Ángeles, California.

Quyên's film work – spanning between documentary, video installation, and scripted genres – focuses on the ways histories are deeply felt in the quotidian everyday. Their early works delve into the intersections of queer vietnamese american political identity - experimental explorations of the fragmented multilingual act of generational storytelling–and the psychic toll of its absence.

Committed to the spirit of documentary films merging out of third world social justice movements, Quyên's work in this genre transformed their artistic practice into one deeply rooted in the ethics of making films within community.

Their work has been supported by Kartemquin Films, Points North Institute, Center for Asian American Media, and the California Arts Council. They are an alumnus of the National Multicultural Alliance's Producer Lab, Visual Communications’ AWC program, and InnerCity Filmmakers. Quyên holds an M.A. in Visual Studies and B.A. in Comparative Literature / Philosophy, Politics, & Law.

ELSEWHERE

PRESS
Los Angeles Times
San Diego Union Tribune
Diacritics
Teen Vogue
​Buzzfeed
Sahtu Press
Long Beach Post
Visual Communications
The Advocate
Vietcetera
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​RADIO/ PODCASTS
Queering the Air, 3CR, Melbourne Australia
Asian Voices Radio Podcast
LGBT & Viet Identities In Cinema, My Vietnam Podcast

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