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In 1995 Lilquiwi
(lee-kee-wee) Films was Bryan
Huynh’s brain child idea for a film production company, and he finally
launched it in 2001 (although to date he has not maxed out his credit cards).
But first, he ran the idea by his friends, and they gave it “two enthusiastic
thumbs up.” Although with different backgrounds and roles, they have a common
passion in filmmaking. |
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BRYAN
HUYNH (Executive Producer)
Bryan started out at George Mason University (GMU) and went to UCLA to study
film. He loved the west coast especially when Venice Beach was 20 minutes
away. But, the complication with credits between two schools forced him to go
back to GMU. The turning defined moment was in the fall semester of his
junior year when he took an English class called Introduction of Film, where the professor asked the
class to write a scene with dialogue as it was meant to be seen and heard.
Although he continued in the visual arts, he also had a thing for the movies
and theatre and secretly wanted to become an actor but soon found his
combined passions for behind the camera evolving with writers tell their
stories. He graduated with a spectacularly unprofitable B.A. degree in
English especially for Asians at that time when his friends were majoring in
either biology (pre-med), information technology or engineering. After
graduation he relocated to Orange County (yes, just like The O.C. television
series) with the highly original idea of "becoming a screen writer." The
west coast experience had many memorable moments, because he met Todd and
Megan at UCLA film seminar/workshop. Time was well spent and his passion
continued to grow more. A few years later he returned back home to Northern
Virginia, because his parents were still waiting for him to get a “real job”
with health insurance. He continued his interests through participation at
Horizon Theatre, New Works Theatre, and Source Theatre. In order to learn his
crafts he wore many hats like sound and lighting operator; then, play
writing, producing, assistant directing and directing plays. But, he knew his
calling was in filmmaking. Fast
forward to the present time - His week days begin at 5AM at Gold Gym for
activities of biking and step climbing, and a routine fitness regimen. His
sport activities include playing single match in a competitive tennis
leagues, and a softball team. Currently, he is employed for a consulting and defense
business company, and working with earned value methodologies on a
government’s project in Marlton, New Jersey. Previously, he has worked for
Boost Mobile and AOL Canada. Bryan holds an MBA degree from University of
Phoenix. Filmmography
Embalming, Producer/Executive Producer, 2009 Life's
Illusions, Writer/Producer/Executive Producer, 2005 At
Second Glance, Writer/Producer/Director, 2001 |
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DAVID
TON (Producer) works an advertising
analyst for a large financial organization in Maryland. He holds an MBA
degree from the University of Phoenix, and a B.S. from the University of
Maryland. He is also a columnist for kyduyenhouse.com
(under the pen name Duy Han). In addition to being the Coordinate Producer
for Life's Illusions, David played
the male lead role (Andrew). David also served as the co-producer for Embalming. Filmmography
Embalming, Co-Producer, 2009 Life's
Illusions, Coordinate Producer and Played Lead Actor
(Andrew), 2004 |
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TODD
MURATA (Advisor) is a graduate of the Peter Stark producing program
at the University of Southern California. Also, he has completed the
Directors Guild of America (DGA) training program. Currently he resides in
Burbank, CA, is working as a Buena Vista Studio Executive, a film division at
Disney. Over
the years Todd has worked as an assistant director on feature films and
television shows. His last production project was in the film production of
Alex & Emma starring Kate Hudson and Luke Wilson. As an assistant
director, he worked with the following directors: Rob Reiner, Neil Labute,
Kathryn Bigelow, John Singleton and Warren Beatty. Todd
keeps busy as a studio executive overseeing future projects to be released in
2010 such as When in Rome (with Kirsten Bell, Jon Heder); and You Again (with
Kirsten Bell, Sigourney Weaver). Filmmography
(very short list) When in Rome, Studio Executive, Walt Disney Pictures 2010 |
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MEGAN
MCGONAGLE (Advisor)
works in Los Angeles in the film industry as a location scout and production
coordinator. She
received her bachelor's degree in arts from Millersville University in
Pennsylvania. In the mid 1990's she entered the London International film
school (LIFS) in London, England. While she was in film school, she wrote,
directed, camera operated, art directed and edited several short films.
Furthermore, she directed two short films for independent film companies. Upon
graduation, she was invited by a production team to start a production
company specializing in commercials and music videos. Megan is represented by
Fishbone Films in London as a director. Megan currently resides in Los
Angeles, CA |
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