E39 - Catalyst Spotlight: Dinh Thai

Welcome to our Catalyst Spotlight with Dinh Thai!

 

A dynamic writer/director, Dinh was born in Vietnam, fled to France & finally settled in LA. His work blends visual style with realism, focusing on comedy & drama with strong musical influences. His commercial clients include Adidas, Beachbody, T-Mobile, Toyota, and the US Navy.

 

In 2018, Dinh's MONDAY won "Best Short Film" at Catalyst. It has since aired on HBO & Cinemax. It has garnered 50+ festival awards, including first place in the inaugural HBO Asian Pacific American Visionaries competition. Along with being an alumnus of the Disney TV Director Program & NBC’s Emerging Director Program, Dinh has shadowed on AMERICAN HORROR STORY (Ryan Murphy's Half-Initiative), and MAYANS M.C. (Touchstone TV). He recently directed an episode of WU-TANG: AN AMERICAN SAGA (205 Visionz) for Hulu as well as season two’s final episode of NEW AMSTERDAM (218 “A Matter of Seconds”). Dinh has co-written an Asian American pilot for Freeform & is actively developing his short film into a TV series while pursuing directing assignments.

 

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