"OUT OF TIME" - AGBO No Sleep Til Film Fest 2023 Submission
Made in 48 hours with NO SLEEP.
After the loss of his parents, a passionate inventor creates a means to manipulate time and bring his family back, but in his obsession with the past, he risks losing his fiancé and the present.
Writer, Producer, Editor: Samantha K. Tan
AMBITIOUS (IN PRODUCTION)
Ambitious is a 6 episode drama-comedy that follows a Vietnamese-Cambodian-American girl who navigates her new life as a college dropout despite her immigrant mother's wishes and plans for her. Partnered with 3 Left Handed Women and El Ride Productions to rewrite and reshoot the show, our goal is to get Season 1 on a streaming network and get picked up for Season 2.
Executive Producer & Co-Creator: Samantha K. Tan
Executive Producer, Co-Creator & Lead Actress: Jenna Lam
Recipient of $25,000 grant from Independent Public Media Foundation
2022 Sundance and The Asian American Foundation Fellowship & Scholarship
Featured on Hollywood Reporter, IndieWire, Variety, Deadline, and B&H Photo Video.
To learn more or to support our project, please visit thisisambitious.com.
EN POINTE (2023)
When a young ballet dancer has the opportunity to compete in a hip-hop dance audition, her ambitions are met by her imposing mother who has other plans in store.
Director: Megan Lee
Producer & Writer: Samantha K. Tan
Official Selection - LA Shorts International Film Festival 2023 (Academy Awards and BAFTA Qualifying)
Best Score & Cinematography - Burbank International Film Festival 2023
Official Selection - DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon 2023
Official Selection - DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival 2023
Official Selection - UCLAx Film Fest 2023
BUZZ (2018)
Writer, Director, Director of Photography: Samantha K. Tan
MY BEDROOM (2017)
An experimental horror about a young girl, named Emily, who wakes up in the middle of the night because of the noises in her bedroom.
Producer, Director, Director of Photography & Editor: Samantha K. Tan
Official Selection - Short Film Slam, Presented by The Madlab Post 2018