Ravenna Tran
@ravennatran.bsky.social
Cinematographer, Director.
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Ravenna Tran
@ravennatran.bsky.social
· Jul 2
My Oscar-qualifying sapphic short film, "AND THEN" is now available to watch! Set in Tokyo — a story of insomnia, longing, and two women who quietly fall into each other. AND THEN is a poetic exploration of connection when sleep won’t come and love arrives instead.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=poVN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=poVN...
Lately been hearing but also reading more news about the rise of misogyny in school, so out of curiosity I looked up some forums to read some opinions on it and some of the responses are really worrying.
December 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Lately been hearing but also reading more news about the rise of misogyny in school, so out of curiosity I looked up some forums to read some opinions on it and some of the responses are really worrying.
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ever look at an old piece of yours and think "honestly? i ate"
There will be blood alt poster - 2016
There will be blood alt poster - 2016
December 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM
ever look at an old piece of yours and think "honestly? i ate"
There will be blood alt poster - 2016
There will be blood alt poster - 2016
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My #artvsartist as a film director, supported by crew and cast. These are all films or microdramas that I’ve either:
Directed, created, and written (or co-written)
or
I directed work written by someone else
Directed, created, and written (or co-written)
or
I directed work written by someone else
December 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
My #artvsartist as a film director, supported by crew and cast. These are all films or microdramas that I’ve either:
Directed, created, and written (or co-written)
or
I directed work written by someone else
Directed, created, and written (or co-written)
or
I directed work written by someone else
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My professional artists peers! We got a survey request!
Researchers at the University of Carnegie Mellon is doing a research to see how generative Al has (or has not) impacted your work and/or sentiments in the industry. Folks in creative fields only, please consider filling this out 👇
Researchers at the University of Carnegie Mellon is doing a research to see how generative Al has (or has not) impacted your work and/or sentiments in the industry. Folks in creative fields only, please consider filling this out 👇
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December 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
My professional artists peers! We got a survey request!
Researchers at the University of Carnegie Mellon is doing a research to see how generative Al has (or has not) impacted your work and/or sentiments in the industry. Folks in creative fields only, please consider filling this out 👇
Researchers at the University of Carnegie Mellon is doing a research to see how generative Al has (or has not) impacted your work and/or sentiments in the industry. Folks in creative fields only, please consider filling this out 👇
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Hey, I’m Trung! I’m a comic artist and author. Here are my books! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2192...
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Hey, I’m Trung! I’m a comic artist and author. Here are my books! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2192...
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"concept artists can experiment with AI to make their lives easi-"
wrong
I smack you with Claire Hummel's immaculate and detailed understanding of costume design, which she got by studying historical references, which made her strong, which you will not become by relying on AI
get good
wrong
I smack you with Claire Hummel's immaculate and detailed understanding of costume design, which she got by studying historical references, which made her strong, which you will not become by relying on AI
get good
December 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"concept artists can experiment with AI to make their lives easi-"
wrong
I smack you with Claire Hummel's immaculate and detailed understanding of costume design, which she got by studying historical references, which made her strong, which you will not become by relying on AI
get good
wrong
I smack you with Claire Hummel's immaculate and detailed understanding of costume design, which she got by studying historical references, which made her strong, which you will not become by relying on AI
get good
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while i am not an academic i did see this coming and post about it on bluesky, which is why i am quoted in this article
December 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
while i am not an academic i did see this coming and post about it on bluesky, which is why i am quoted in this article
Originality aside - When generative AI is used without sources, attribution, or cultural context, issues emerge. Cultural flattening. Loss of lineage and meaning. Value taken from communities without recognition. Feedback loop of erasure. Why do people pretend “it’s complicated”?
December 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Originality aside - When generative AI is used without sources, attribution, or cultural context, issues emerge. Cultural flattening. Loss of lineage and meaning. Value taken from communities without recognition. Feedback loop of erasure. Why do people pretend “it’s complicated”?
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My #artvsartist as a cinematographer.
December 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My #artvsartist as a cinematographer.
Recently discovered I am 1/4 Teochew Chinese, 1/4 Hainan Chinese (I have Island heritage!), and 1/2 Vietnamese. So that’s pretty neat.
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Recently discovered I am 1/4 Teochew Chinese, 1/4 Hainan Chinese (I have Island heritage!), and 1/2 Vietnamese. So that’s pretty neat.
My cousin told me I got my niece her first jelly cat for Christmas last year, and that she’s been collecting them ever since, I am frantically searching for jelly cats online now and look at this lad 😭 (sadly he’s out of stock)
December 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
My cousin told me I got my niece her first jelly cat for Christmas last year, and that she’s been collecting them ever since, I am frantically searching for jelly cats online now and look at this lad 😭 (sadly he’s out of stock)
How I dress when I’m directing VS how I dress when I’m doing cinematography.
What gets me distracted in both cases: cute animals
What gets me distracted in both cases: cute animals
December 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
How I dress when I’m directing VS how I dress when I’m doing cinematography.
What gets me distracted in both cases: cute animals
What gets me distracted in both cases: cute animals
My #artvsartist as a film director, supported by crew and cast. These are all films or microdramas that I’ve either:
Directed, created, and written (or co-written)
or
I directed work written by someone else
Directed, created, and written (or co-written)
or
I directed work written by someone else
December 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
My #artvsartist as a film director, supported by crew and cast. These are all films or microdramas that I’ve either:
Directed, created, and written (or co-written)
or
I directed work written by someone else
Directed, created, and written (or co-written)
or
I directed work written by someone else
My #artvsartist as a cinematographer.
December 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My #artvsartist as a cinematographer.
I think about this too often. But it also makes me determined to have a voice and tell the stories of our communities. We exist and our stories matter.
December 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I think about this too often. But it also makes me determined to have a voice and tell the stories of our communities. We exist and our stories matter.
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I just checked out the trailer for this, and it looks INCREDIBLE.
“The Stringer” is on Netflix, an investigative documentary. This is my first Netflix/Sundance credit, with Additional Cinematography!
“A photo editor’s 52-year-old secret sparks a two-year investigation into one of the Vietnam War’s most famous images.”
“A photo editor’s 52-year-old secret sparks a two-year investigation into one of the Vietnam War’s most famous images.”
December 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I just checked out the trailer for this, and it looks INCREDIBLE.
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“The Stringer” is on Netflix, an investigative documentary. This is my first Netflix/Sundance credit, with Additional Cinematography!
“A photo editor’s 52-year-old secret sparks a two-year investigation into one of the Vietnam War’s most famous images.”
“A photo editor’s 52-year-old secret sparks a two-year investigation into one of the Vietnam War’s most famous images.”
December 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“The Stringer” is on Netflix, an investigative documentary. This is my first Netflix/Sundance credit, with Additional Cinematography!
“A photo editor’s 52-year-old secret sparks a two-year investigation into one of the Vietnam War’s most famous images.”
“A photo editor’s 52-year-old secret sparks a two-year investigation into one of the Vietnam War’s most famous images.”
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It’s simply not possible to overstate how important NCAR is to US and world science. We need to fight this with everything we’ve got.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
It’s simply not possible to overstate how important NCAR is to US and world science. We need to fight this with everything we’ve got.
Is it tough doing a masters in film, graduating, and entering the industry the way it is now? An industry that was always already favouring white men? Yes, but I'm staying positive and finding ways to do my own thing! There's no point in being defeatest, and I truly love this medium of making movies
December 17, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Is it tough doing a masters in film, graduating, and entering the industry the way it is now? An industry that was always already favouring white men? Yes, but I'm staying positive and finding ways to do my own thing! There's no point in being defeatest, and I truly love this medium of making movies
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Mega congratulations to Jennifer English on her performance in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and win for "Best Performance" at the Game Awards!
Jennifer stars in our film, “Divine Intervention”, a queer fantasy rom-com, coming to a streaming channel in Spring 2026!
Jennifer stars in our film, “Divine Intervention”, a queer fantasy rom-com, coming to a streaming channel in Spring 2026!
December 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Mega congratulations to Jennifer English on her performance in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and win for "Best Performance" at the Game Awards!
Jennifer stars in our film, “Divine Intervention”, a queer fantasy rom-com, coming to a streaming channel in Spring 2026!
Jennifer stars in our film, “Divine Intervention”, a queer fantasy rom-com, coming to a streaming channel in Spring 2026!
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Stills from my upcoming feature doc - an ethnic Chinese woman’s return to Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, 45 years after the American War. A contemplative journey into a multi-generational diaspora story: first displaced by the Chinese Civil War, then by the War in Vietnam - memory - and the fragility of home.
December 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Stills from my upcoming feature doc - an ethnic Chinese woman’s return to Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, 45 years after the American War. A contemplative journey into a multi-generational diaspora story: first displaced by the Chinese Civil War, then by the War in Vietnam - memory - and the fragility of home.
10/10. This needs to be a part of your holiday rotation.
I love films about found family and character development through learning about different perspectives via time spent together, real human interaction, and realisations, etc. This was so wholesome and bittersweet and had depth. The flavour!
I love films about found family and character development through learning about different perspectives via time spent together, real human interaction, and realisations, etc. This was so wholesome and bittersweet and had depth. The flavour!
December 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
10/10. This needs to be a part of your holiday rotation.
I love films about found family and character development through learning about different perspectives via time spent together, real human interaction, and realisations, etc. This was so wholesome and bittersweet and had depth. The flavour!
I love films about found family and character development through learning about different perspectives via time spent together, real human interaction, and realisations, etc. This was so wholesome and bittersweet and had depth. The flavour!
I know it’s a bit contradictory to say this on here but I’m grateful to have lived in a time before social media and today’s technology.
December 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I know it’s a bit contradictory to say this on here but I’m grateful to have lived in a time before social media and today’s technology.
Stills from my upcoming feature doc - an ethnic Chinese woman’s return to Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, 45 years after the American War. A contemplative journey into a multi-generational diaspora story: first displaced by the Chinese Civil War, then by the War in Vietnam - memory - and the fragility of home.
December 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Stills from my upcoming feature doc - an ethnic Chinese woman’s return to Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, 45 years after the American War. A contemplative journey into a multi-generational diaspora story: first displaced by the Chinese Civil War, then by the War in Vietnam - memory - and the fragility of home.
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Last month in London.
As a Vietnamese filmmaker it meant a lot to be a part of this story, the film brings attention to voices and experiences that have historically been marginalized in narratives about the Vietnam War.
As a Vietnamese filmmaker it meant a lot to be a part of this story, the film brings attention to voices and experiences that have historically been marginalized in narratives about the Vietnam War.
December 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Last month in London.
As a Vietnamese filmmaker it meant a lot to be a part of this story, the film brings attention to voices and experiences that have historically been marginalized in narratives about the Vietnam War.
As a Vietnamese filmmaker it meant a lot to be a part of this story, the film brings attention to voices and experiences that have historically been marginalized in narratives about the Vietnam War.