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Christine Choy (born 1952) is a Chinese-American filmmaker. She is known for co-directing Who Killed Vincent Chin?, a 1988 film based on the murder of Vincent Jen Chin, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award. She co-founded Third World Newsreel, a film company focusing on people of color and social justice issues.
Professor. cc2@nyu.edu. 1212-998-1589. 721 Broadway. 1111. Christine Choy was trained as an architect, receiving her Master of Science degree from the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University. Soon thereafter, her life took a different direction-direction.
Christine Choy was born in 1952 in Shanghai, China. She is a director and producer, known for The Shot Heard 'Round the World (1997), Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987) and Long Story Short (2008).
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May 4, 2022 · Christine Choy, a pioneer of experimental and activist filmmaking, shares her stories and insights at Hot Docs Industry LIVE. She discusses her Oscar-nominated film "Who Killed Vincent Chin?" and her latest project "The Exiles", featuring Tiananmen Square protesters.
Brash and opinionated, Christine Choy is a documentarian, cinematographer, professor, and quintessential New Yorker whose films and teaching have influenced a generation of artists. In 1989, Choy began documenting three leaders of the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests who had escaped to political exile following the June 4th massacre.
Feb 7, 2022 · Directed by Violet Columbus (“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” 2004 and “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” 2002) and Ben Klein (“Peace in the Nation,” 2017), the film begins with Oscar-nominated documentary maker Christine Choy,’s raspy voice and salty language.
Dec 7, 2022 · Christine Choy, Documentaries to Watch, The Exiles. Sundance prize winner came under fire for the use of decades-old footage by Oscar nominee Christine Choy.
