Kevin Truong is the director, producer, director of photography and editor for “Mai American.” Kevin is a Sundance-supported artist whose work spans photography, journalism and filmmaking. As a filmmaker, he has received fellowships from both the Center for Asian American Media and BAVC Media, and his work has received support and funding from the Sundance Institute, MacArthur Foundation, A-Doc, California Film Institute, SFFilm, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Haverford College, Catapult Film Fund, True/False Film Fest and the Portland Events and Film Office. He is the winner of 2022 Ready, Set, Pitch! and the winner of the Audience Choice Award at 2023 DocPitch. As a journalist, Kevin has written stories for NBC News and Motherboard Tech by VICE and has worked as a producer with Student Reporting Labs at the PBS NewsHour, where he helped produce and film a series of short documentaries on misinformation.
