The Accidental Get Away Driver
K Period Film // Thunder Road // Cedar Road // Utopia
Summary: The Accidental Getaway Driver is a 2023 American drama film directed by Sing J. Lee, his feature directorial debut and co-written by Lee with Christopher Chen. It is inspired by the 2016 abduction of Long Ma, a Vietnamese American taxi driver in Orange County, by three prison escapees. It stars Hiep Tran Nghia, Phi Vu with Dali Benssalah and Dustin Nguyen.
The Accidental Getaway Driver premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, where Lee received the Directing Award in U.S. Dramatic for the film
Director: Sing J. Lee
Writers: Sing J. Lee, Chris Chen
Cast: Trần Hiệp Nghĩa, Dustin Nguyen, Dali Benssalah, Phi Vu
Producers: Kimberly Steward, Basil Iwanyk, Andy Sorgie, Brendon Boyea, Joseph Hiếu
Co-producer: Jes Vũ
UPM: Kristy Choo
1st AD: Josh Montes
Director of Photography: Michael Cambio Fernandez
Production Designer: Hanrui Wang
Costume Designer: Kim Ngô
Editor: Yang-Hua Hu
Composer: Jon Ong
Casting Director: Christian Bustamante
Hair Artist: Julie Rea
Makeup Artist: Moung Park
Accolades: Best Directing at Sundance 2023
