Award-winning filmmaker Derek Nguyen captivates his audience with heartfelt narratives filled with magical realism. With a strong focus on art-design and nostalgia, Derek’s colorful and emotional storytelling shines through his work whether it's in branded content or music videos. He comes from a diverse professional background serving as a Head of Production for Lamborghini, Porsche, and McLaren Philadelphia to directing content for LiveNation.
Derek's primary goal is to push underrepresented stories to the forefront, and some of his works thus far have highlighted the struggles of Vietnamese-American immigrants (Hermes: A Legacy of Us), Black girls (BRON Studios: Black Girl Magic), and the LGBTQIA+ community (HausLabs: The Root of Kindness). Traveling through Europe, Central America, and Asia, Derek’s collected stories from all over the world. These include surviving emergency motorcycle crash treatment from a countryside doctor, talking his way out of Mexican jail, and sacrificing a water buffalo on the top of a mountain. Finding beauty in any story, Derek strives to captivate his audience.