Trinh T. Minh-ha [SEP] place of birth
Trinh T. Minh-ha
Trinh T. Minh-ha (born 1952 in Hanoi) is a Vietnamese filmmaker, writer, literary theorist, composer, and professor. She has been making films for over thirty years and may be best known for her films "Reassemblage", made in 1982, and "Surname Viet Given Name Nam", made in 1985. She has received several awards and grants, including the American Film Institute's National Independent Filmmaker Maya Deren Award, and Fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation,
Kathleen Beeler
Kathleen Beeler is an American cinematographer, best known for her work with Trinh T. Minh-ha and Lynn Hershman Leeson. She got her start working with Mike B. Anderson on "Alone in the T-Shirt Zone", which she co-wrote, produced, was production designer, and acted in. She also shot Anderson's "Kamillions" and has done special effects photography for numerous higher-profile films. Beeler, along with Trinh T. Minh-ha, won the Excellence in Cinematography Award at