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Visiting CW01 Alumnus Vinh Nguyen - Friday, February 13

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MCC's Creative Writing Program and Creative Arts Committee are thrilled to invite MCC students, faculty, and staff to join us for Visiting CW01 Alumnus Vinh Nguyen's visit on Friday, February 13. We're especially hoping to see students interested in any career path connected with storytelling!

Visiting Creative Writing Alumnus, Vinh Nguyen

Friday, February 13, 2026
Workshop and Conversation: 9:00 a.m. to 9:50 a.m., room 9-242 or via Zoom.
Free and Open to the Public

Vinh Nguyen has crafted and showcased his animated films in many festivals, some winning multiple awards. Recently, his film "I Had To" was part of the One Take Docu Series which was screened at The Little theatre in Rochester, NY. As a graduate student, he also has been a part of many film projects, including Animation Supervisor on the "Coca-Cola Refreshing Films" advert in which he and his team worked on an animated portion of the project's commercial and multiple other roles (i.e. key frame animator, inbetweener, clean up artist, VFX artist) helping students tell their stories. He’s most excited to make films because it acts as a medium for storytelling. Specifically, working with those who want to tell their stories but don’t necessarily have the means to. After studying at MCC, Nguyen received his BS in Creative Writing at SUNY Brockport and his Masters of Fine Arts in Animation from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Maria Brandt
English and Philosophy and Creative Arts
02/04/2026