Phyllis TamDIRECTOR | WRITER

Phyllis Tam is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker who recently graduated with her MFA in Filmmaking from NYFA’s Los Angeles campus. In 2020, she was named a finalist in the 47th Annual Student Academy Awards for her narrative short film Fragile Moon.

Before coming to NYFA to study filmmaking, Tam was an illustrator and a novelist. Her recognized thesis film Fragile Moon tells the story of a 60 year old Chinese immigrant named King, who was known in China as a famous Peking Opera singer before immigrating to Los Angeles and becoming a dishwasher in a Chinese restaurant. The film grapples with themes of memory, loss, and the impact of immigrating to the U.S and pursuing the American dream.

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Program Studied at NYFA: Filmmaking
Program Type: MFA
Year Graduated: 2020
Location: Los Angeles