MARTIN TRAN || FILMMAKER, VIDEO ESSAYIST
My Portfolio
Welcome to my portfolio. Here you'll find a selection of my work, ranging from narrative short films to short documentaries. I believe in the power of filmmaking as an art of love and caring, and below are projects which I hold near and dear to me.
Reclaiming History (2026)
Documentary. Videographer, Editor. Commissioned by Boston's Reclaiming History Exhibit lead artist Jared Katsiane. This documentary highlights how years of changes have torn neighborhoods apart in the South End, and how people are finding their history, and each other, through an unlikely place- an exhibit at the Josiah Quincy Upper School.
The Inmate (2024)
Trailer. Writer, Director, Post-Supervisor. Made in association with Emerson Independent Video. In this film, a lonely woman makes a life-altering connection with a prison inmate through nothing but the view of her back window. The Inmate is an exploration of long distance relationships and how some relationships only work in one way and not in others.
The Inmate Trailer
Observations from the Deck of a Bridge (2024)
16mm short film. Director, cinematographer. Two friends spend a rainy day together looking at traffic.
Observations from the Deck of a Bridge (2024)
The Box Score Intro (2023)
The Official Box Score Intro
The Life of Bryan (2022)
Unbossed First Chapter Interview (2021)
