Derek Nguyen

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Brooklyn, NY

Derek Nguyen is a screenwriter, producer, director, and playwright. Derek was a 2004 fellow at the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriters Lab for the screenplay adaptation of his play, Monster (Edgar Allen Poe nomination) and a 2004 Screenwriting Fellow at... view more

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BD WONG: LIVE CONCERT RECORDING of the musical HERRINGBONE by BD WONG

11 roles! 14 songs! Recording this show for a CD is a dream project for BDW; it's dedicated lovingly to the memory of author TOM CONE.
- Theater
- New York, NY
- 112% funded $39,353 pledged
- 355 backers
- Funded May 22, 2012
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Help us take our film DAYLIGHT SAVINGS on tour! by Surrogate Valentine

Our film premiered at SXSW 2012, and now we want to take it out to you. Help us fund our tour and we will come bearing gifts!
- Narrative Film
- San Francisco, CA
- 121% funded $9,730 pledged
- 189 backers
- Funded Apr 16, 2012
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Get ANNA MAY WONG on public TV by Yunah Hong

To satisfy PBS legal requirements, Yunah Hong has to buy the TV rights to archival footage in her completed documentary.
- Documentary
- Brooklyn, NY
- 100% funded $20,195 pledged
- 263 backers
- Funded Nov 30, 2011
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Locating the Sacred by Asian American Arts Alliance

Help us raise $6,000 to launch a festival showcasing Asian American artists as agents of change and exploring the meaning of “sacred.”
- Art
- New York, NY
- 113% funded $6,820 pledged
- 79 backers
- Funded Jul 08, 2011
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Project Dictee by Soomi Kim

Soomi Kim's performance project, "Dictee" will represent NYC in the 3rd National Asian American Theater Festival in Los Angeles.
- Theater
- New York, NY
- 115% funded $4,612 pledged
- 92 backers
- Funded Jun 06, 2011
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HIBAKUSHA - Animated Short Film by Steve Nguyen & Choz Belen by Steve Nguyen

HIBAKUSHA is an animated short film about an 18 year old Japanese-American student living in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb dropped.
- Animation
- Los Angeles, CA
- 201% funded $4,023 pledged
- 63 backers
- Funded Mar 15, 2011
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Doughboy: Inventor, Entrepreneur, Funnel Cake Hero by jason lee

Felix pursues his late father's "American dream" by building a mobile funnel cake-making suit. A million dollar idea. One fatal flaw.
- Film & Video
- Los Angeles, CA
- 129% funded $2,920 pledged
- 37 backers
- Funded Jan 02, 2011
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TikTok+LunaTik Multi-Touch Watch Kits by Scott Wilson + MINIMAL

Transform your iPod Nano into the world's coolest multi-touch watches with TikTok + LunaTik by Scott Wilson and MINIMAL.
- Product Design
- Chicago, IL
- 6,283% funded $942,578 pledged
- 13,512 backers
- Funded Dec 16, 2010
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"The Baddest Black Man In Outta Space" animated music video by che broadnax

The one-man-animated space hip hopera music video/short film for artist Rev1's "The Baddest Black Man In Outta Space."
- Animation
- Brooklyn, NY
- 119% funded $4,777 pledged
- 76 backers
- Funded Dec 31, 2010

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BD WONG: LIVE CONCERT RECORDING of the musical HERRINGBONE by BD WONG

Help us take our film DAYLIGHT SAVINGS on tour! by Surrogate Valentine

Get ANNA MAY WONG on public TV by Yunah Hong

Locating the Sacred by Asian American Arts Alliance

Project Dictee by Soomi Kim

HIBAKUSHA - Animated Short Film by Steve Nguyen & Choz Belen by Steve Nguyen

Doughboy: Inventor, Entrepreneur, Funnel Cake Hero by jason lee

TikTok+LunaTik Multi-Touch Watch Kits by Scott Wilson + MINIMAL

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