29 Mar A Bollywood Experience
The beauty of being a filmmaker is that I get to relive experiences whenever I review and edit my footage. Sometimes this is not necessarily a positive thing, however, 90% of the time it is. Despite having to review approximately 50 hours, 1.5 Tb worth of footage, I welcomed it. India, a life changing experience in person and even more so through the camera. Here is what I came up with for my first pass at the footage (besides the trailer). I hope it gives you as much joy watching it as it did for me editing. The music…
19 Mar ThaTrunk Presents Drastik
Back in March 2011, Hassan F. Johnson of ThaTrunk partnered up with director, Christine Chen, to create a mini-documentary series to kick off the launch of ThaTrunk.com. ThaTrunk.com is a digital music marketplace for driven Independent Hip Hop Artists that sells services normally offered by record labels. They are pretty awesome. Make sure to check them out. The project was a success and ThaTrunk.com kicked off their website with Drastik, a short documentary about a local hip-hop artist in Austin, Texas. The documentary was filmed during a span of a week and follows Drastik and his band “The Circle of…
10 Jan Lijiang: A Cultural Evolution
In 1994, National Geographic filmed the compelling documentary “Beyond the Clouds” about Lijiang, China. In 1995, Lijiang was struck by a devastating earthquake that registered 7.0 on the Richter scale, disrupting the lives of many in this beautiful and quaint city. This documentary seeks to show how the area nicknamed “Shangri-La” has changed and rebuilt itself in the recent years. Filmed in 2006, Christine Chen and Jo Ling Kent take a month long journey exploring Lijiang for Rice University. This is pretty much Christine Chen’s first official film.
06 Aug Twinkie
What is it like to be stuck in between two cultures? Twinkie takes an in-depth look into visiting Taiwan as a 1st generation Taiwanese American. Coming Soon!
12 Nov Duty Courage Honor
Documentary of the Community Volunteer Fire Department in Houston, Texas. This film is dedicated to all the brave women and men who put their lives on the line to help keep the community safe. This documentary follows the journey of a fire recruit class. Release Date: November 12, 2009