Children of Invention
Part of BAMcinemaFEST
Thu, Jun 18 at 6:30pm*
Sat, Jun 20 at 3:15pm*
*Q&A with director Tze Chun
Directed by Tze Chun
With Cindy Cheung, Michael Chen, Crystal Chiu
2008, 86 min
Single mom Elaine Cheng struggles working several jobs to support her two first-generation American children. When they are evicted from their home, Elaine is lured into a crooked pyramid scheme with promises of easy money. Soon a series of events unfold that leave the Cheng children to their own devices, pursuing their own dreams of wealth and prosperity. Building on his short Windowbreaker, Tze Chun crafts a sobering, yet playful portrait of the quest for shortcuts to that elusive American Dream. NY Premiere.