Tam Le

Tam began making films in the spring of 2003, when he wrote and directed a short film called The Last Kiss, which was shown at Sidewalk Film Festival, George Lindsey Film Festival, and Sometime In October Film Festival. Later that year, he was asked by Magic City Films to write a feature-length screenplay called Under the Influence, which was produced and has sold to an independent distributor. In April 2004, he completed another short film, a dramedy called A Day In November, which was a semi-finalist at the Sometime in October Film Festival. A year later, he was twice a finalist in the Sidewalk Scramble filmmaking competition and also a finalist in the Sidewalk Sidewrite short screenplay competition. Also during this time, he completed a documentary about the Vietnam War entitled A Reunion of Soldiers, which was screened at the 19th Annual National Congress of Vietnamese Americans Convention and has been acquired by many colleges and universities. Following that year, he finished a short film called Amber, a controversial story about a young girl who is seeking revenge. In 2008, he completed another short film entitled Snitchers, about a drug deal gone bad for five friends. He continues to complete his feature-length screenplay, “Southside Dragons,” about two young Asian Americans growing up in Birmingham, Alabama.