Originally from Colorado, Lam T. Nguyen found his passion for Film and Video production at University of Denver. Lam's film career began in 2004, with an internship on the set of a musical feature Ichabod! (2004), where he was later hired as lead editor and earned a co-producer credit.

Lam is known for Carey Williams' R#J (2021), a fresh modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet that premiered at 2021 Sundance Film Festival and 2021 SXSW, earning Lam a Special Jury Adobe Editing Award.

In 2022, Lam reunited with Carey on Emergency (2022), an Amazon Original film that headlined the US Dramatic Competition at 2022 Sundance Film Festival and 2022 SXSW. A Great Divide (2023) with 16 film festival selections including Best Narrative Feature Award at Silicon Valley Asian Pacific Filmfest and DisOrient Asian American Film Festival and People's Choice Best Performance Award by Ken Jeong and Jae Suh Park at Vancouver Asian Film Festival.

Lam just finished working on Mercy (2026) that stars Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson. The film is slated to release worldwide in theaters January 2026.

With over 20 years of experience, Lam's breadth of work in film and documentary led him to being invited to the prestigious Sundance Directors Lab in 2022 & 2023. Taking place annually at the Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah, Lam worked alongside filmmakers as they participated in round-table discussions, presentations and one-on-one meetings, as well as rehearsing, shooting and editing a scene from their work-in-progress screenplays.

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