Spark Artist

Kevin Truong is a Sundance-supported filmmaker with a background in photography and journalism. Born in a refugee camp for Vietnamese Boat People in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Kevin was raised in Oregon and has a strong connection to the Pacific Northwest. As a filmmaker, he has received fellowships from the Center for Asian American Media and BAVC Media, and his work has received support and funding from the Sundance Institute, MacArthur Foundation, A-Doc, California Film Institute, SFFilm, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland Events and Film Office, among others. He isa 2025 Oregon Humanities Storytelling fellow and a recipient of the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation's 2025 Spark Award for Oregon Artists. As a journalist, Kevin has written stories for NBC News and Motherboard Tech by VICE and has worked as a producer with Student Reporting Labs at the PBS NewsHour. He earned his B.S. in economics from Portland State University, his B.F.A. in photography from Pratt Institute and his M.A. in journalism with a specialization in documentary filmmaking from the City University of New York. Kevin is currently working on his debut feature-length documentary, MAI AMERICAN, which celebrates the story of his mother and his family's immigrant roots.