Khoa Do is a Vietnamese Australian film director, screenwriter and teacher who grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney. Born in Saigon, his family fled Vietnam on a tiny fishing boat in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. His brother, Anh Do, is an actor and a comedian.
The remarkable life and death of Van Nguyen, a Vietnamese Australian man who was convicted of drug trafficking in Singapore and executed for his crime in 2005.
Release Date2013-07-25
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count2
Van is a homeless young man, living in a car park. When he encounters a free-spirited Carla, he senses the opportunity for friendship and connection. Des is homeless as well but faces different issues: a pregnant girlfriend and trouble with a neighbourhood gangster. Tommy is a junkie trying get his life on track and get a job after personal tragedy. These three young men endure an impoverished existence in Southwest Sydney, Australia.
Release Date2004-12-08
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count1
Eddie is a principled man, with a wife, a daughter and a mortgage and leads a seemingly stable and happy life as a government land assessor. Yet when the forces of economic and social change threaten this, he realises just how fragile his reality and security is. After losing his job, he checks his bank balance and finds he has only 'three dollars' to his name.
Release Date2005-04-21
DepartmentDirecting
JobAssistant Director Trainee
Vote Count4
When welfare authorities threaten to take away his little sister, an unemployed Australian reunites his old high school rugby league team to win a competition that could change all their lives.
Release Date2006-08-03
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count5
A scientific expedition sets out for Borneo to seek a flower called the Blood Orchid, which could grant extended life. Meanwhile, they run afoul of snakes and each other.
Release Date2004-08-25
CharacterLead Lopak Hunter
Vote Count1010
Based on Louis L'Amour novel, The Diamond of Jeru tells the story of an American scientist and his wife who hire an ex-pat war veteren to act as a guide on a journey up an unchartered Borneo river in search of diamonds.
Release Date2001-11-06
CharacterDyak Boy
Vote Count8
A 27-year-old beauty school dropout, Schapelle, was arrested at Bali airport with 4.2kg of marijuana. At first, her arrest was barely noticed by the media, but it soon sparked a frenzy and attracted a frantic cast of characters.
Release Date2014-03-11
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count5
Beniam, Ramsy and MJ are best friends. Hanging out at the Flemington housing commission flats they call home, the three Africans share a tight bond and a love of footy. But with the arrival of Sahara - smart, beautiful and AFL mad - the three friends suddenly find themselves competing for the same girl.
Release Date2011-07-29
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
The present melds with the past as a quiet factory worker relives the extraordinary journey when she and her sister took to the sea as refugees in a creaky river boat in search of a better life.
Release Date2010-08-05
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
For 11-year-old Trang, it's going to be one of those days - she has to get her Vietnamese mother to attend her school's parent-teacher interview but it also happens to be delivery day for the garments in her mother's sweatshop and her mum is way too busy. DELIVERY DAY is an insight into the world of duck eggs, Toyota Celicas and outworkers, which explores both generations of the Vietnamese migrant experience through the eyes of a young girl. It is one of the few Australian dramas to depict Vietnamese Australians.
Release Date2002-04-26
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter