Curtis Choy
- Directing
Biography
Curtis Choy is an accomplished filmmaker and cinematographer best known for telling Asian/Asian American histories. He is one filmmaker who has been in the Asian American movement from the very beginning, and remains active to this day. To call him an unsung hero is not exactly correct: everyone in the Asian American film world acknowledges his skill and stature. He worked on Wayne Wang’s seminal Chan is Missing (1982), Arthur Dong’s award-winning Forbidden City U.S.A. (1989), Wang’s breakthrough The Joy Luck Club (1993), Chris Chan Lee’s beloved Yellow (1998), Tony Bui’s international hit Three Seasons (1999), Gene Cajayon’s immortal The Debut (2000), and of course Justin Lin’s game-changing Better Luck Tomorrow (2002). He’s Curtis Choy, sound recordist and sound mixer. And he’s got the most impressive resume in all of Asian American cinema.
Known for
Filmography
- Wendy... Uh... What's Her Name · Director, Editing
- Is Chan Still Missing?: The Making of Chan Is Missing
- What's Wrong with Frank Chin? · Director
- Better Luck Tomorrow · Sound
- The Chinatown Files · Additional Camera, Sound Recordist
- The Debut · Production Sound Mixer
- Bird by Bird with Annie: A Film Portrait of Writer Anne Lamott · Sound Recordist
- Land of Milk & Honey · Production Sound Mixer
- Freedom on My Mind · Sound
- The Joy Luck Club · Sound Mixer
- Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive · Production Sound Mixer
- Slaying the Dragon · Sound
- Snipers in the Trees · Director
- Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart · Production Sound Mixer
- Spirit of the Land: Hawai'i: Continuing Traditions · Sound Recordist
- The Fall of the I-Hotel · Director
- Chan Is Missing · Sound Mixer
- Manongs Film Project · Director
- Dupont Guy: The Schiz of Grant Avenue · Producer, Writer