Ravenna Tran
@RavennaTran
Cinematographer / Director. She/Her 🏳️🌈🇻🇳🇨🇳🇺🇸. Former Concept Artist and Illustrator. http://patreon.com/ravennatran
It's deeply unsettling to see how an Al-generated image of Gaza can go viral, while the urgent warnings of over 100 respected humanitarian organizations about a real, unfolding starvation crisis struggle to gain attention.
Here are some Super8 snippets we received last week from “Folding the Air”, a documentary about my mother, a Vietnamese refugee, returning to Vietnam for the first time in 45 years.
Behind the scenes of some of these!
Hi! I’m Ravenna, a Director & Cinematographer (narrative, doc, commercial) One of the more unexpected things I do? Direct vertical micro soap operas. Full telenovela-style drama, shot w/ a full crew + 2 cameras, like a feature, but in 8 days It’s intense but sometimes rewarding
Buying a 3 bed in Islington for £50
You suddenly wake up from a Saturday afternoon nap in 1998 to find it was all a dream--what you doing first?
Hi! I’m Ravenna, a Director & Cinematographer (narrative, doc, commercial) One of the more unexpected things I do? Direct vertical micro soap operas. Full telenovela-style drama, shot w/ a full crew + 2 cameras, like a feature, but in 8 days It’s intense but sometimes rewarding
A vertical drama I directed crossed $4M in revenue by Dec 2024. I don’t have updated numbers as of today— but what stands out is the project was led predominantly by women. This project reflects what’s possible when inclusive teams are trusted with creative leadership
According to this article a drama I directed made 4 million USD and that was as of Dec 2024. What the hell ☠️
"AND THEN" is now available! An Oscar-qualifying sapphic short film 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. m.youtube.com/watch?v=poVNjz…
Directing a BDSM drama this week and this set has a lot of infinity mirror situations…
Stills from my sapphic short film, "AND THEN", now on YouTube! 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
Watch my Oscar-qualifying sapphic short film, "AND THEN": youtube.com/watch?v=poVNjz… 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
Film location scouting day - a secret door with a secret dog
My job - Directing short form soap operas at stunning locations around the United Kingdom. From today’s location scout.