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Doan Hoang Curtis
Hoàng Niên Thục-Đoan
Born1972 (age 52–53)
South Vietnam
NationalityVietnamese
Other namesDoan Hoang
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materSmith College
Occupation(s)Film producer, director, editor, writer
Known for2007 documentary Oh, Saigon
SpouseJohn Francis Campbell (1998–2006)[1] Philip Curtis (2014-present) [2]
Websitehttp://www.ohsaigon.com

Đoan Hoàng Curtis,

National Endowment of the Humanities
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Biography

Hoang Curtis was born in the

Republic of Vietnam, and is the daughter of a former South Vietnamese air force major from Saigon and a former Mekong Delta plantation heiress.[6][10] On April 30, 1975, she was airlifted on the final civilian helicopter out of Vietnam at the end of the war.[7] Four months afterwards, she settled in Louisville, Kentucky.[11] When she was nine, she wrote her first book on the Vietnam War.[12] At the age of 12, she made her first documentary The French Revolution.[6][12] She graduated from Smith College in 1994.[13]

Hoang Curtis worked as an editor and writer for national magazines, including Details, Saveur, House & Garden, Garden Design, and Spin.[12]

Oh, Saigon: A War In the Family Hoang Curtis developed the film

Independent Television Service (ITVS),[9] the Center for Asian American Media,[15] and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.[9]

Hoang Curtis premiered Oh, Saigon in March 2007 at the

US Department of State at the US Embassy and the US Consulate. She was also invited by the Ambassador of Vietnam to the United Nations, Lê Hoài Trung, to return for an overseas Vietnamese senate.[6]

Hoang Curtis heads her own film production company, Nuoc Pictures, based in New York and Los Angeles.

She is directing and producing a follow-up to

National Endowment of the Humanities.[24]

Her 2015 film, Scars for Eyes was partly funded by grants from the Asian Women's Giving Circle and the Ms. Foundation.[6][25]

In addition to French Revolution, Hoang has worked on a number of short films: A Requiem for Vegetables describes "the massacre of vegetables by a scary 1950s homemaker"; Good Morning, Captains features two Gen-Xers that are involved in a car accident; and Agent depicts the impact of a CIA agent's life on his family.[6][12] American Geisha is a documentary of Hoang's aunt Yen, who had served as a geisha for Japanese businessmen in San Francisco.[6][7][12] In 2013, she helped produce and direct a music video for pop singer Emily Newhouse called "Addicted to the Internet", which was featured at the Greenpoint Film Festival in Brooklyn.[26][27][28]

Hoang Curtis is a member of the non-profit film group, Film Fatales.[29] Hoang Curtis was an early board member of V-Day, a top-ranked charity working to end violence towards women using performances of the Vagina Monologues and other works.[30] Hoang Curtis was also a character in The Vagina Monologues play and book.[31]

In 2024–2025, Hoang Curtis was series producer on the Netflix series, Turning Point: The Vietnam War, releasing/released April 30, 2025,[4][3] the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon.

Personal life

Hoang Curtis married composer Philip Curtis in 2014. The two collaborated on Scars for Eyes and Oh, America.[3]

Other ventures

Hoang is also "an intuitive trauma practitioner" and has a practice called Regenerate Healing and called by author Elizabeth Gilbert "not the only person I’ve ever met who was raised in war and violence who later became a mystic.[32] In 2002–2006, Hoang had a yoga studio called Om Shanti in Weehawken, New Jersey.[6] Hoang also set up a bicycle helmet company called Tat Hats.[6][33] In 2009, Hoang founded the Los Angeles-based Camellia Creative Catering & Events, specializing in international cuisine made with locally sourced organic food.[34]

Filmography

Feature films

Short films

  • French Revolution (1984)
  • A Requiem for Vegetables (1993)
  • How Not To Make A Video (1994)
  • Good Morning, Captains (1994)
  • Nuoc (2000)
  • Agent (2002)
  • American Geisha (2011)
  • Hard Times (2012) - co-producer[35]
  • "Addicted to the Internet" by Emily Newhouse (2013 music video)
  • "The Longest Walk" (2024) [36]

References

  1. ^ "Doan Hoang bio". Oh Saigon official website. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "Filmmaker".
  3. ^ a b c d "Filmmaker". Oh, Saigon: A war in the family - Vietnam War documentary. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  4. ^ a b c Turning Point: The Vietnam War (TV Mini Series 2025– ) - Full cast & crew - IMDb. Retrieved 2025-04-16 – via www.imdb.com.
  5. ^ "Doan Hoang". Brooklyn Arts Council. Archived from the original on 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Doan Hoang - Full Bio". Ohsaigon.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
  7. ^ a b c "Interview with Filmmaker Doan Hoang: Oh, Saigon – Life After Vietnam War |". Nerdsociety.com. 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  8. ^ a b "American Documentary Showcase - Who Fact Sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-28.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Oh, Saigon - Photos and Press Kit". ITVS. 1975-04-30. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  10. ^ "Doan Hoang | DVAN". Dvanonline.com. 2010-01-25. Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  11. ^ White, Charlie (May 17, 2010). "Vietnamese community paved way for other immigrants and became part of Louisville's cultural fabric".(subscription required)
  12. ^ a b c d e f "American Documentary Showcase - Oh Saigon" (PDF) (Press release). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-26.
  13. ^ "Five College Calendar of Events: April 10th, 2006". Calendar.fivecolleges.edu. Five Colleges. April 10, 2006. Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  14. ^ "Indies : Sundance Documentary Fund Announces Grants For Thirteen Documentary Projects". Filmmakers.com. Media Pro Tech. 2005-11-20. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  15. ^ "Funded Projects Archive | CAAM Home". Caamedia.org. 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  16. ^ "SFIAAFF : Browse - Documentary Competition". Festival.asianamericanmedia.org. Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  17. ^ Eddy, Cheryl (2007-03-13). "SFIAAFF: Freedom isn't free". SF Bay Guardian. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  18. ^ "Visual Communications presents the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival April 23 – 30, 2015, No. 31" (PDF). Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  19. ^ Covington, Linnea (2008-04-26). "Reel life • Brooklyn Paper". www.brooklynpaper.com. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  20. ^ Fink, Homer. "Nabe Filmmaker Featured at Film Fest | Brooklyn Heights Blog". Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  21. ^ "D Filmmaker Bios". Viet Film Fest. Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  22. ^ "More — Oh, Saigon: A war in the family - Vietnam War documentary". ohsaigon.com. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  23. ^ "CAAM-Funded Projects". caamedia.org. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  24. ^ "Đoan Hoàng | Filmmakers". firelightmedia.tv. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  25. ^ "1994" (PDF). Smith Alumnae Quarterly. Fall 2011. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-11.
  26. ^ "Music Videos". Greenpoint Film Festival. 2013-09-08. Archived from the original on 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  27. ^ "Jonathon Horton". Stage 32. August 2013. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  28. ^ "The 2013 Greenpoint Film Festival: From Music to Micro-Budget". Greenpointers. 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  29. ^ "Doan Hoang". filmfatales.org. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  30. ^ "ABOUT V-DAY - V-Day". 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
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  32. ^ Gilbert, Elizabeth (2023-12-03). "LETTERS FROM LOVE — With Special Guest Ðoan Hoàng Curtis!". Letters From Love with Elizabeth Gilbert. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  33. ^ Tat Hats Bump Caps on Twitter
  34. ^ "about us". Camellia Creative Catering & Events. Archived from the original on 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  35. ^ Matthew Glasson (2012-06-03). HARD TIMES (Short, 2012) (Vimeo). Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  36. ^ "Filmmaker". Oh, Saigon: A war in the family - Vietnam War documentary. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
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