Khoa Do

The Do family left Vietnam in 1980 as Vietnamese refugees, fleeing Saigon by boat. At the age of 19 months, Khoa narrowly escaped death at the hands of Thai pirates.^[1] They arrived in Sydney in August 1980. Do received a scholarship to attend St Aloysius' College in Milsons Point, graduating in 1996. He studied Law and Arts at the University of Sydney.^{[citation needed]}

His brother is the comedian/author Anh Do. His mother Hien, played the role of Van Nguyen's mother, Kim, in Better Man (2013), a film which he produced^[2] but for which he also received criticism from Nguyen's real mother, among others.^[3][4][5]

Do has been active in helping the under-privileged in South Western Sydney, especially the Vietnamese community. While at university he worked as an English teacher and job-seeking-skills volunteer among the youth living in Cabramatta. In 2006, Do commenced voluntary work with disadvantaged kids at Cabramatta's Open Family Youth Social Services Centre, after being asked to teach film-making to "at risk" youths.^{[citation needed]}

• 2001 Young Citizen of the Year Award (City of Bankstown)^{[citation needed]}
• 2003 – Centenary Medal^{[citation needed]}
• 2005 – Do was named Young Australian of the Year for his "leadership, compassion, and will to inspire and inform Australians on issues that affect our communities".^[6]

• The Diamond of Jeru (2001, TV)
• The Finished People (2003)
• Footy Legends (2006)
• Delivery Day (2009) – tells the story of a young girl and her struggle to balance the demands of school, her mother and the family's backyard sweatshop and is heavily based on Do's own experience.
• Mother Fish (2010)
• Better Man (2013)
• Schapelle (2014)