He is of Vietnamese descent but was raised in Hong Kong and Los Angeles. As a former architect, he has sharpened a passionate eye for space, composition, and movement. His short film, Each Moment is the Universe premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and was a Vimeo Staff Pick. He received his MFA in Film from NYU, where he served as a Department Fellow and a teaching assistant for Spike Lee. His cinematography credits include the feature films The Adderall Diaries, Yosemite, In Dubious Battle and Zeroville. Don't Come Back From the Moon is his feature film debut.