Dinh Thai

Dinh Thai is a writer/director by way of commercial directing based in Los Angeles. Born in Vietnam, fled to France, and finally settling in Los Angeles, the 80s and 90s nurtured a fascinating cultural mix that strongly informs Dinh's filmic approach and aesthetic. He brings a youthful, multicultural viewpoint to his storytelling. His work blends visual style with realism, focusing on comedy and drama with strong musical influences. His commercial clients include Adidas, Beachbody, T-Mobile, Toyota, and the US Navy. Dinh's narrative work has aired on HBO and Cinemax. Specifically, MONDAY, a short film he wrote and directed has garnered 50+ festival awards, including first place in the inaugural HBO Asian Pacific American Visionaries competition, Outstanding Director, Outstanding Actor, and Next Generation Filmmaker Award at the prestigious NBCU Shorts Festival, Best Direction at the New York Television Festival and The One Screen Festival, Best Short Film at CATALYST, and recognized as Best New Filmmaker of the Year by NFMLA. Along with being an alumnus of the Disney TV 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 2's final episode of New Amsterdam (218 'A Matter of Seconds"). The New Amsterdam assignment was part of NBC's Emerging Director Program. Dinh has co-written an Asian American pilot for Freeform and is actively developing his short film into a TV series while pursuing directing assignments.