Our passion for filmmaking brought us together. And those long grad school hours made us closer. OANH: I have over 600 pages of emails from Marteene. The first one went a little like this (read this in your best Marteene voice): "Just wanted to get a head start and introduce myself. I'm Marteene (the "e" at the end is silent, so no. I am not an alcoholic beverage lol) I'll be relocating from the Miami/Fort Lauderdale. Cant wait to meet everyone! Cheers!" Peppy through email. Peppy in person. She's made my life brighter. MARTEENE: If Oanh has over 600 from me then I have well over 6,000 emails from her. If given the option, Oanh WILL communicate via email, haha. Her response went like this: "It's nice to meet all of you. I'm super excited for all of us to work together and hopefully have some fun in the process. I'm Oanh (pronounced like Juan, no emphasis on the "J" haha) or you can call me by my nickname Owen :) I know the Springs quite well, not so much Denver - I depend on GPS and Yelp. Haha See you guys soon! Feel free to txt me or add me to your networks!" The dependency on GPS and Yelp are definite constants and I proceeded to add the wrong Oanh Le on Facebook. We might get lost often, but it's always an adventure <3

Marteene surprised the shit out of Oanh with a Friends-inspired night and she said yes! Oanh woke Marteene up at the crack of dawn for a hike and she said yes! If you haven't heard the full story, Fire & Brilliance did a cute write-up about it if you feel like scrolling. Third story down: https://fireandbrilliance.com/blogs/fab-fan-features