Background
Bui was born in Vietnam and in 1975 came to the United States. at the age of two years with his family, as a refugee of the United States.-Vietnamese war, leaving Vietnam approximately one week before the Fall of Saigon.
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Education
He studied film at Loyola Marymount University in Los Los Angeles
Career
The film was based on Bui"s own experiences dealing with the changing landscape and people of his ancestral home of Vietnam. The film starred Harvey Keitel. He was raised in Sunnyvale, California.
His father ran a video store which led to his interest in cinema.
Bui visited Vietnam several times before making first short film, the highly successful Yellow Lotus, which also debuted at the and went on to play at festivals around the world. He is believed to be developing another feature film project
Foreign a brief time he was associated with Lazarus, a film in development at Warner Brothers. Personal life Bui is the brother of Timothy Linh Bui, a film director and producer.
The two have worked together on several films.
He is also the nephew of the Vietnamese actor Đơn Dương.
Achievements
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Austin Film Festival 2001: Won, "Best Advance Screening" - Green Dragon 49th Berlin International Film Festival 1999: Nominated, "Golden Berlin Bear Award" - Three Seasons Humanitas Prize 2001: Won, "Best Film" - Green Dragon Independent Spirit Award 2000: Nominated, "Best First Feature (Over $500,000)" - Three Seasons Portland International Film Festival 1999: Won, "Best First Film" - Three Seasons Stockholm International Film Festival 1999: Nominated, "Best Film" - Three Seasons Sundance Film Festival 1999: Won, "Audience Award for Best Dramatic Film" - Three Seasons 1999: Won, " Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Film" - Three Seasons.
