Our Filmmakers

An Dinh is a practicing physician who found his creative voice in filmmaking.   Born in Saigon, Viet Nam, his family fled in 1975 and found themselves building a new life in the drastically different landscape of Utah.  His experiences growing up as a refugee draw him to stories dealing with the "fish out of water", the underdog, and the minority trying to find its collective voice.  An's films include the award winning feature film, Single Tracks, which examines the true stories of queer Utahns and their straight spouses at various stages of the coming out process.  His short film, The Alice Winter, traveled world wide on the film festival circuit and collected its share of accolades along the way.  He has several screenplays in development including,  Welcome to Erda, a comedy about rural medicine and families.

Utah Digital Directors Project 2010 - Fellow  - The Utah Film Commission and Salt Lake Film Society selected 4 directors (including 2 previous Sundance directors) to work with Danny Boyle and his post-production team from the movie 127 hours to produce the short film Escape from Paper City.  Actor/Director Peter Reigert mentored the development of the story for the experimental short. 

Salt Lake Film Society Screenwriter’s Project 2008-2012 Writer/Mentor - A 6 month long screenwriting project for local Utah screenwriters.  Workshops included Character development with Joan Tewkesbury (Nashville).  The Pitch with Barbara Boyle (Phenomenon, Bottle Rocket).  Screenwriting with David Trottier (Screenwriter’s Bible).

Salt Lake Film Society Screenwriter’s Short Film Award - Fast Eddie Films awarded $250 to a screenwriter from the screenwriter’s project and worked to develop and produce a short film from their original work to screen at festivals worldwide.  The Alice Winter (2009) by Lyn McCarter and Missionary Position (2012) by Dustin Puttuck.     

Screenplays:  

Beat DWN - Pilot, in production

Welcome to Erda,  a comedy about a big city doctor in a tiny desert town.

Love after C - a cancer survivor seeks redemption (in development)

Jones Hole - a fly-fisherman witnesses a murder in a remote canyon (in development)

Awards:

Foursite Film Festival - The Alice Winter  - Nominated Best Short & Best Director 2010

International Film Festival Ireland - The Alice Winter  Nominated Best Short 2010

Bronze Medal – The Alice Winter,  Park City Film & Music Festival 2010

Park City Filmmakers Showcase  - The Alice Winter 2009

Official Selection LGBT Feature Film at Winter Pride 2008 Salt Lake City

Bronze Statue - Single Tracks, Telly awards educational film 2008

Bronze Medal - Single Tracks, Park City Film & Music Festival 2008

Best LGBT Feature - Single Tracks, International Film Festival South Africa 2007

Florida Orange Juice Commercial Contest 1st place 1989