Nguyễn Phuong Thanh works as a communication designer, specializing in fields such as film, videography, graphic design, photography, and animation. In 2017, she founded the association W.I.R. (Werdau Initiative against Racism) with friends and organizes annual anti-racism and empowerment projects in Werdau. In 2018, her short film Sorge 87 had its world premiere at DOK Leipzig and was shown at various national and international film festivals, exhibitions, and panels, winning a jury prize and an audience award. Thanh lives and works in Berlin.

As of May 2024