An Tran

Journalist, filmmaker, photographer. Born in Indiana, An is a child of political refugees from Vietnam. Her family’s struggle to integrate in the Midwest is the subject of her documentary “Tran 5,” currently in post-production. In 2001 she was selected by Film Independent (formerly the Independent Feature Project) as a Project: Involve Fellow in writing and directing. She currently freelances as a journalist covering the movie industry. An’s still photography projects have brought her to Eastern Europe and West Africa. Most recently, An returned from Sri Lanka, where she documented the tsunami relief effort and volunteered in psychosocial programs for tsunami survivors