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 Wangβs seminal Chan is Missing (1982), Arthur Dongβs award-winning Forbidden City U.S.A. (1989), Wangβs breakthrough The Joy Luck Club (1993), Chris Chan Leeβs beloved Yellow (1998), Tony Buiβs international hit Three Seasons (1999), Gene Cajayonβs immortal The Debut (2000), and of course Justin Linβs game-changing Better Luck Tomorrow (2002). Heβs Curtis Choy, sound recordist and sound mixer. And heβs got the most impressive resume in all of Asian American cinema.