11/5/2024

White Butterfly (Bạch Hồ Điệp) | Catherine T. Nguyen

A mixed-race Vietnamese American returns to Vietnam following her estranged mother’s death where she must face her traditional family to uncover the complexities behind her parents’ separation. Click video to watch WHITE BUTTERFLY.

About the Filmmaker

Catherine T. Nguyen is an award-winning director/producer based in California. Her passion for storytelling drew her to the NYU Tisch School of Arts, where she graduated cum laude with a B.F.A in Film and Television and a minor in Business of Entertainment, Media and Technology at Stern. Leveraging her diverse suite of skills, Catherine served as a producer for CHICKEN, which world premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. WHITE BUTTERFLY is her directorial debut which has screened at festivals around the world, including the Hawai’i International Film Festival, CAAMFest (AT&T InspirASIAN Undergraduate Winner), Yale Student Film Festival (Best Director Winner), among others. She is currently in development for her next short film, COLORS OF THE SKY'S END, set to be shot in Vietnam in early 2025.

11/5/2024

White Butterfly (Bạch Hồ Điệp) | Catherine T. Nguyen

A mixed-race Vietnamese American returns to Vietnam following her estranged mother’s death where she must face her traditional family to uncover the complexities behind her parents’ separation. Click video to watch WHITE BUTTERFLY.

About the Filmmaker

Catherine T. Nguyen is an award-winning director/producer based in California. Her passion for storytelling drew her to the NYU Tisch School of Arts, where she graduated cum laude with a B.F.A in Film and Television and a minor in Business of Entertainment, Media and Technology at Stern. Leveraging her diverse suite of skills, Catherine served as a producer for CHICKEN, which world premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. WHITE BUTTERFLY is her directorial debut which has screened at festivals around the world, including the Hawai’i International Film Festival, CAAMFest (AT&T InspirASIAN Undergraduate Winner), Yale Student Film Festival (Best Director Winner), among others. She is currently in development for her next short film, COLORS OF THE SKY'S END, set to be shot in Vietnam in early 2025.

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White Butterfly (Bạch Hồ Điệp) | Catherine T. Nguyen