Allan Tsao
Allan Tsao
Ghost Soldier
Born in Taipei, Allan came to the United States with his parents and younger brother at the age of six and speaks fluent Chinese (Mandarin). He went on to receive an honorable mention at the Queens College: Cultural Heritage Competition for piano in 1999. At the time of his graduation from Scarsdale high school, he also graduated from the Manhattan School of Music (Pre-College Division) for classical piano. While there, he studied under Oxana Yablonskaya, an acclaimed pianist and Professor of Piano at the Julliard School and performed in Nicholas Flagello’s “Pied Piper of Hamelin” with Sesame Street narrator Bob McGrath.
Since entering New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2000, Allan has written, directed and produced over ten short films and videos, including the documentary “Behind the Fulton Fish Market.” His most recent film, “Ghost Soldier” was completed in September 2009.
At his internship with WHUT-TV, a station for DC and regions of Virginia and Maryland, he wrote and produced a segment, “Ignorance is Bliss,” on the safety of street vending foods for it’s news-magazine show, “Spotlight.” In January 2003, the segment was submitted for consideration of a nomination in the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Emmy for the Washington DC Chapter.
In addition to his focus on commercial & music video directing, Allan is currently writing several feature screenplays
