Bao Nguyen
Directing · Producer · Director of Photography · Director
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Active 2009–present
Bao Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American documentary film director, cinematographer and producer. He is best known for his work on the documentary films Julian, Live from New York!, Be Water, and The Greatest Night in Pop.
Filmography
The Dream is a Snail (2026) — ProducerPictureHouse — Executive ProducerThe Greatest Night in Pop (2024) — DirectorBTS: THE RETURN (2026) — Director30 for 30 (2009) — DirectorBe Water (2020) — Director · ProducerThe Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo (2025) — DirectorRom (2020) — ProducerLive from New York! (2015) — Director · Cinematography · Director of PhotographyHalf the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (2012) — Director of PhotographySaigon Electric (2011) — Director of PhotographyMr. Cao Goes to Washington (2012) — Director of PhotographyMaika: The Girl From Another Galaxy (2022) — Producer2030 (2014) — Director of Photography · ProducerGrit (2018) — Director of PhotographyTake Out with Lisa Ling (2022) — DirectorOnce in a Lullaby: PS 22 Chorus Documentary (2012) — Producer · Director of PhotographyJimi — DirectorFour Letters (2024) — DirectorMotoo (2009) — Director · Producer · Editor · Director of PhotographyA Tree Falls in the Forest (2010) — Director · Writer · Director of Photography · Producer · EditorJulian (2011) — Director · Producer · Editor · Director of PhotographyRhino Man (2015) — DirectorThe Future of Social Security (2016) — Director