06 Sep My Heart – Ya Albi Art Direction: Setting the Scene
I’m so proud of this film. We all worked so hard and so well together. From the very beginning, we did some serious pre-production. This is one of the first films we were able to meet together and discuss the look of the film. We looked at examples of lighting and coloring to pinpoint the kind of look we wanted.
01 Sep Directing My Heart Christine Chen’s Director Statement
When I wrote “Ya Albi,” my first goal was to honor the story of my parents. Both of my parents are immigrants from Taiwan. Though they are not refugees, I can only imagine what they still had to go through in order to adapt and succeed somewhere so far from friends, family, and what they know.
01 Sep Acting in My Heart – Ya Albi: Lead Actress Diana Rose
When Christine first approached me with what would become Ya Albi (My Heart), I had to literally tell myself to play it cool. She probably doesn’t know this, or that I had written her name down on my wish list of directors I’d love to work with after seeing “A Bird’s Nest” two years prior. I guess I played it cool enough … thankfully!
29 Jul David Lee Electronic Press Kit
David Lee is a Grammy award winner songwriter and performer. We had the honor of telling his story.
29 Jul Shot Put
Winner of the 2016 Tentsquare Bumper Challenge for Fantasia Film Festival Directed by: Christine Chen Written by: Jason Cates Art Director: Kellie Penna Director of Photography: David Lackey SFX Editor: David Lackey VFX Makeup: Edwin Wise PA: Mark Yang, Shane Rinker, Albert Rondan Special Thanks: Jason Vines
29 Jul Sound Track
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29 Jul Makers Bricks
Makers Bricks is a high end wood building block that can be customized with paints and markers.