Bao Nguyen

Directing

Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

Bao Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American documentary film director, cinematographer and producer. He is best known for his work on the documentary films Julian, Live from New York!, Be Water, and The Greatest Night in Pop.

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Known for

The Daily Show

1996

movie

The Greatest Night in Pop

2024

movie

Be Water

2020

30 for 30

2009

movie

BTS: THE RETURN

2026

movie

Live from New York!

2015

movie

The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo

2025

movie

Rom

2020

movie

2030

2014

movie

Maika: The Girl From Another Galaxy

2022

Directing21

movie

BTS: THE RETURN

2026

Director

movie

The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo

2025

Director

Four Letters

movie

Four Letters

2024

Director

movie

The Greatest Night in Pop

2024

Director

AAPI Heritage Heroes

movie

AAPI Heritage Heroes

2023

Director

Open Secrets

2022

Director

Take Out with Lisa Ling

2022

Director

Together

movie

Together

2021

Director

movie

Be Water

2020

Director

Where Are You Really From?

movie

Where Are You Really From?

2019

Director

We Gon' Be Alright

2019

Director

The Future of Social Security

movie

The Future of Social Security

2016

Director

The Poll Dance

movie

The Poll Dance

2016

Director

Rhino Man

movie

Rhino Man

2015

Director

Employed Identity

2015

Director

movie

Live from New York!

2015

Director

Julian

movie

Julian

2011

Director

A Tree Falls in the Forest

movie

A Tree Falls in the Forest

2010

Director

30 for 30

2009

Director

Motoo

movie

Motoo

2009

Director

Jimi

movie

Jimi

Director

Camera20

movie

Broken Harmony: China's Dissidents

2019

Director of Photography

movie

Grit

2018

Director of Photography

Welcome to the Idea Economy Ft. Hewlett Packard Enterprise

movie

Welcome to the Idea Economy Ft. Hewlett Packard Enterprise

2016

Director of Photography

Black Market: Dispatches

2016

Director of Photography

movie

Live from New York!

2015

Director of Photography

movie

2030

2014

Director of Photography

movie

Monk by Blood

2013

Director of Photography

Where Heaven Meets Hell

movie

Where Heaven Meets Hell

2013

Director of Photography

Memory/Loss

movie

Memory/Loss

2013

Director of Photography

movie

Mr. Cao Goes to Washington

2012

Director of Photography

movie

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

2012

Director of Photography

Once in a Lullaby: PS 22 Chorus Documentary

movie

Once in a Lullaby: PS 22 Chorus Documentary

2012

Director of Photography

Why Am I Still Alive

movie

Why Am I Still Alive

2012

Director of Photography

Half the Sky

2012

Director of Photography

Julian

movie

Julian

2011

Director of Photography

Killer Tranny

movie

Killer Tranny

2011

Director of Photography

movie

Saigon Electric

2011

Director of Photography

A Tree Falls in the Forest

movie

A Tree Falls in the Forest

2010

Director of Photography

It's a lonely life - Lillian Schwartz

movie

It's a lonely life - Lillian Schwartz

2010

Director of Photography

Motoo

movie

Motoo

2009

Director of Photography

Production14

movie

The Dream is a Snail

2026

Producer

movie

Maika: The Girl From Another Galaxy

2022

Producer

movie

See Us Unite for Change

2021

Producer

movie

Rom

2020

Producer

movie

Be Water

2020

Producer

We Gon' Be Alright

2019

Producer

movie

2030

2014

Producer

Where Heaven Meets Hell

movie

Where Heaven Meets Hell

2013

Producer

movie

Monk by Blood

2013

Producer

Once in a Lullaby: PS 22 Chorus Documentary

movie

Once in a Lullaby: PS 22 Chorus Documentary

2012

Producer

Julian

movie

Julian

2011

Producer

A Tree Falls in the Forest

movie

A Tree Falls in the Forest

2010

Producer

Motoo

movie

Motoo

2009

Producer

movie

PictureHouse

Executive Producer

Editing3

Julian

movie

Julian

2011

Editor

A Tree Falls in the Forest

movie

A Tree Falls in the Forest

2010

Editor

Motoo

movie

Motoo

2009

Editor

Writing3

Together

movie

Together

2021

Writer

Where Are You Really From?

movie

Where Are You Really From?

2019

Writer

A Tree Falls in the Forest

movie

A Tree Falls in the Forest

2010

Writer

Acting1

The Daily Show

1996

Self - Guest

Crew1

movie

Live from New York!

2015

Cinematography