Trần Hoàng Calvin (Director, Executive Producer) is an independent director and producer from Grand Rapids, Michigan. He graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in film and television production and has over a decade of experience in the film industry with credits from ABC News, VICE Media, DECON-Mass Appeal, the Moving Picture Institute and Anonymous Content. Since graduating, his focus has been in the developing field of new media including social media strategy, memetics, and virtual reality which led him to founding NODEHAUS Media, an animation studio and production company driven by Gen-Z artists and entrepreneurs.
A bona fide documentary filmmaker, Tran's directorial credits include CoinDesk's "Rizqi Presents: BLOCKCHAIN," the Moving Picture Institute's "A Clean Slate" (Official Selection BronzeLens Film Festival) LearnLiberty's "Refuge: The Story of Viet Tran" and "Dead Malls: Explained," and NODEHAUS's originals "Long Ride Home," "Arbitrary Lines: The Free Spirit of Caroline," "Forever Art," and "An American Portrait." Tran is also a long-time creative partner with Nolan Gray, together producing the YouTube series "Pop Culture Urbanism."