Oct 2, 2026 · 27 min · 11 segments
Andy Bui is a Vietnamese-Chinese American filmmaker, producer, and creative entrepreneur based in his hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is the son of two immigrants. After years of chasing…
I'm super thankful for Lava and John for honestly even thinking of creating that platform.
Like that whole task of creating an Asian festival is just so unheard of here because there are so little representations.
So taking on that task and them selecting me for that first year and then the year after was just a great opportunity and a great privilege and honor to be able to meet them, meet other people in the space and be recognized for being in the industry.
And I think it's an uplifting thing that we don't really receive enough credit.
And sometimes we have to put ourselves in those groups as Asians to get that support that we need.
In fact, when I watched the films at the festival, I was actually mind blown.
I was like, there's so much wonderful stuff out there that I didn't even know because it was international.
I don't think it was international, but there were other Asians who were in the festival.
What have been, we talked about Tony, Tony Marquez and Sundown, which is coming up.
What have been some projects that you've worked on that really impacted you or you've really enjoyed doing?
But I think a lot of the projects coming up into the industry was just a gamble, right? It's like, I need a shot.
Especially coming from Albuquerque, who at the time when we were in school wasn't super known for production.
I'm super thankful for Lava and John for honestly even thinking of creating that platform.
Like that whole task of creating an Asian festival is just so unheard of here because there are so little representations.
So taking on that task and them selecting me for that first year and then the year after was just a great opportunity and a great privilege and honor to be able to meet them, meet other people in the space and be recognized for being in the industry.
And I think it's an uplifting thing that we don't really receive enough credit.
And sometimes we have to put ourselves in those groups as Asians to get that support that we need.
In fact, when I watched the films at the festival, I was actually mind blown.
I was like, there's so much wonderful stuff out there that I didn't even know because it was international.
I don't think it was international, but there were other Asians who were in the festival.
What have been, we talked about Tony, Tony Marquez and Sundown, which is coming up.
What have been some projects that you've worked on that really impacted you or you've really enjoyed doing?
But I think a lot of the projects coming up into the industry was just a gamble, right? It's like, I need a shot.
Especially coming from Albuquerque, who at the time when we were in school wasn't super known for production.
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