A refugee of the Vietnam war, Derek Nguyen is a screenwriter, director, and producer. His directorial feature debut The Housemaid was released by IFC Films in 2018 and sold to 22 different territories around the world. Derek co-wrote and is producing the American adaptation called Grave Hill, which is slated for production in 2022, co-written by Oscar-winning screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious), directed by Deon Taylor (Black & Blue, Fatale), and produced by CJ Entertainment (Parasite). Derek’s short, The Potential Wives of Norman Mao screened at multiple film festivals around the world and was narrated by George Takei. He was a Sundance Screenwriters Lab fellow for his screenplay, Monster based on his award-winning play. He is the cofounder of the production company The Population, which produced Carlo Mirabella-Davis’ Swallow (IFC Films), Heidi Ewing’s I Carry You With Me (Sony Pictures Classics), Josef Kubota Wladyka’s Catch The Fair One (executive produced by Darren Aronofsky), and upcoming Olivia West Lloyd’s Somewhere Quiet. Derek was also on the producing teams for Jennifer Fox's The Tale, So Yong Kim's Lovesong, Sarah Adina Smith's Buster’s Mal Heart, and Hannah Fidell's Long Dumb Road, among others. He recently won the Future Gold Film Fellowship presented by Tribeca Studios, Netflix, and GoldHouse for his short film The Resemblance, which premiered at 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.