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Mẹ (2018)
Mẹ, mother in the northern Vietnamese dialect, follows two generations of moms as they create a new dish for the family restaurant. Reimagining their parent’s pho shop, the next generation carries on the family legacy through Vietnamese cuisine.
Derek Kwan is a creative storyteller working across visual mediums with a focus on food & culture, live experience, and digital design.
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Two Canadians in Amsterdam.
EDUCATION
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
BA Communications Studies, minor Marketing | Lambda Pi Eta Honors
SPEAKING
Keynote Speaker, Congress 2019CAIS/ACSI
UBC - Vancouver, BC (2019)
Co-Facilitator, Home Made Visible Workshop
Home Made Visible, Canada Council for the Arts
Vancouver Public Library (2019)
Speaker, Library and Archives Canada Summit
BAC/LAC - Ottawa, ON (2017)
Inspiration Talk and Film Screening, KEREDTALKS
VPL Inspiration Lab - Vancouver, BC (2016)
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Telefilm 'Not Short on Talent' 2023, Short Film Corner - Cannes, FR
Director, 100 Days (2023)
Bell Media / BIPOC TV & Film Unscripted Producers Lab 2023
https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/unscripted-producers-lab/
Netflix-BANFF Diversity of Voices Fellow 2022
https://dov.banffmediafestival.playbackonline.ca/participants/2022
Telefilm 'Not Short on Talent' 2022, Short Film Corner - Cannes, FR
Producer, MAUNDY (2022)
Reelworld E20 - Emerging 20 Canadian Filmmakers in 2021
https://www.reelworld.ca/e20-2021-participants
Telefilm 'Not Short on Talent' 2019, Short Film Corner - Cannes, FR
Best Short Drama Program - Nominee - 2020 Leo Awards
Producer, Idols Never Die (2019)
Grand Jury Best Short Documentary - Me (2018)
Seattle Asian American Film Festival, 2019
Best Short Documentary - Me (2018)
DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon, 2019
CBC Development Workshop for Diverse Creators
Toronto, ON - CBC, 2016
Best Canadian Short, Best Documentary - Taste of Identity (2015)
Canada Shorts Film Festival, 2015
Derek Kwan is also an Actor based in Vancouver.
represented by natasha@triskotalent.com - 604.637.7009
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CONTACT
mundanederek [at] gmail.com
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