A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Christine Choy (born 1952) is a Chinese-born American documentary filmmaker. Choy was one of the first major Chinese American woman film makers. One of Choy's most acclaimed films, Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1988) is a multicultural film that was nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary.
Additional Camera:
1982 Bittersweet Survival
Camera Operator:
1982 Bittersweet Survival
1987 Who Killed Vincent Chin?
Cinematography:
1972 Teach Our Children
1982 Bittersweet Survival
1984 Mississippi Triangle
1987 Who Killed Vincent Chin?
1994 Not A Simple Story; Out in Silence
Co-Director:
1972 Teach Our Children
1982 Bittersweet Survival
1984 Mississippi Triangle
1987 Who Killed Vincent Chin?
1993 Sa-I-Gu
1994 Not A Simple Story; Out in Silence
Co-Producer:
1972 Teach Our Children
1982 Bittersweet Survival
1984 Mississippi Triangle
1987 Who Killed Vincent Chin?
1993 Sa-I-Gu
1994 Not A Simple Story; Out in Silence
Director:
1972 Teach Our Children
1976 From Spikes to Spindles
1978 Inside Women Inside
1980 To Love, Honor and Obey
1982 Bittersweet Survival
1984 Mississippi Triangle
1985 Namibia: Independence Now!
1987 Who Killed Vincent Chin?
1990 The Best Hotel on Skid Row
1991 Homes Apart: Korea
1991 Yellow Tale Blues: Two American Families
1992 Monkey King Looks West
1993 Sa-I-Gu
1994 Not A Simple Story; Out in Silence
1997 The Shot Heard 'Round the World
1998 Electric Shadow
1998 In The Name of the Emperor
2001 Ha Ha Shanghai
2003 Sparrow Village
2006 Agent Yellow
2008 Long Story Short
2009 Cinema Korea
2016 ReOrienting Africa: The Chinese in Ghana
???? Rodney King: Koreatown Reacts
Director of Photography:
1972 Teach Our Children
1976 From Spikes to Spindles
1978 Inside Women Inside
1980 To Love, Honor and Obey
1982 Bittersweet Survival
1984 Mississippi Triangle
1985 Namibia: Independence Now!
1987 Who Killed Vincent Chin?
1990 The Best Hotel on Skid Row
1991 Homes Apart: Korea
1991 Yellow Tale Blues: Two American Families
1992 Monkey King Looks West
1993 Sa-I-Gu
1994 Not A Simple Story; Out in Silence
1995 A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde
1997 The Shot Heard 'Round the World
1998 Electric Shadow
1998 In The Name of the Emperor
2001 Ha Ha Shanghai
2003 Sparrow Village
2006 Agent Yellow
2008 Long Story Short
2009 Cinema Korea
2016 ReOrienting Africa: The Chinese in Ghana
???? Rodney King: Koreatown Reacts
Executive Producer:
1972 Teach Our Children
1976 From Spikes to Spindles
1978 Inside Women Inside
1980 To Love, Honor and Obey
1982 Bittersweet Survival
1984 Mississippi Triangle
1985 Namibia: Independence Now!
1987 Who Killed Vincent Chin?
1990 The Best Hotel on Skid Row
1991 Homes Apart: Korea
1991 Yellow Tale Blues: Two American Families
1992 Monkey King Looks West
1993 Sa-I-Gu
1994 Not A Simple Story; Out in Silence
1995 A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde
1997 The Shot Heard 'Round the World
1998 Electric Shadow
1998 In The Name of the Emperor
2001 Ha Ha Shanghai
2003 Sparrow Village
2006 Agent Yellow
2008 Long Story Short
2009 Cinema Korea
2016 ReOrienting Africa: The Chinese in Ghana
2020 Our Lady of Loreto
???? Rodney King: Koreatown Reacts
Producer:
1972 Teach Our Children
1976 From Spikes to Spindles
1978 Inside Women Inside
1980 To Love, Honor and Obey
1982 Bittersweet Survival
1984 Mississippi Triangle
1985 Namibia: Independence Now!
1987 Who Killed Vincent Chin?
1990 The Best Hotel on Skid Row
1991 Homes Apart: Korea
1991 Yellow Tale Blues: Two American Families
1992 Monkey King Looks West
1993 Sa-I-Gu
1994 Not A Simple Story; Out in Silence
1995 A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde
1997 The Shot Heard 'Round the World
1998 Electric Shadow
1998 In The Name of the Emperor
2001 Ha Ha Shanghai
2003 Sparrow Village
2006 Agent Yellow
2008 Long Story Short
2009 Cinema Korea
2016 ReOrienting Africa: The Chinese in Ghana
2020 Our Lady of Loreto
???? Rodney King: Koreatown Reacts
Thanks:
1972 Teach Our Children
1976 From Spikes to Spindles
1978 Inside Women Inside
1980 To Love, Honor and Obey
1982 Bittersweet Survival
1984 Mississippi Triangle
1985 Namibia: Independence Now!
1987 Who Killed Vincent Chin?
1990 The Best Hotel on Skid Row
1991 Homes Apart: Korea
1991 Yellow Tale Blues: Two American Families
1992 Monkey King Looks West
1993 Sa-I-Gu
1994 Not A Simple Story; Out in Silence
1995 A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde
1997 The Shot Heard 'Round the World
1998 Electric Shadow
1998 In The Name of the Emperor
2001 Ha Ha Shanghai
2003 Sparrow Village
2006 Agent Yellow
2008 Long Story Short
2009 Cinema Korea
2016 ReOrienting Africa: The Chinese in Ghana
2020 Our Lady of Loreto
2023 The Balloonist
???? Rodney King: Koreatown Reacts
Writer:
1972 Teach Our Children
1976 From Spikes to Spindles
1978 Inside Women Inside
1980 To Love, Honor and Obey
1982 Bittersweet Survival
1984 Mississippi Triangle
1985 Namibia: Independence Now!
1987 Who Killed Vincent Chin?
1990 The Best Hotel on Skid Row
1991 Homes Apart: Korea
1991 Yellow Tale Blues: Two American Families
1992 Monkey King Looks West
1993 Sa-I-Gu
1994 Not A Simple Story; Out in Silence
1995 A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde
1997 The Shot Heard 'Round the World
1998 Electric Shadow
1998 In The Name of the Emperor
2001 Ha Ha Shanghai
2003 Sparrow Village
2006 Agent Yellow
2008 Long Story Short
2009 Cinema Korea
2016 Legal Smuggling with Christine Choy
2016 ReOrienting Africa: The Chinese in Ghana
2020 Our Lady of Loreto
2023 The Balloonist
???? Rodney King: Koreatown Reacts
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