LEAPMAN PRODUCTIONS
HIGHLIGHT: Angel Island Immigration Tour
December 2010 - Take a tour of the historic immigration station that processed immigrants who crossed the Pacific from 1910-1940's.
The tour is live!
Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation Presents a tour of the historical venue that processed tens of thousands of immigrants traveling across the Pacific from 1910-1940.
Two lovers meet again for the first time in years. San Francisco, CA
Investigative Journalist Lisa Ling turned a childhood dream into reality with a career in broadcast television. At age 18, Lisa landed a job reporting news from all over the world. She is known for her position on the panel on The View. Show your pride by showing your face, submit your photo. Edited by Jeffrey Gee Chin
For Thousands of Crunches...An Epic Battle of Savory Proportion...enter THE DORITOS DYNASTY! Please support us in the Doritos Crash The Superbowl contest. We will have the annotations when its time to vote. Director: EVAN JACKSON LEONG Writer, Producer: ANSON HO VFX/Motion Graphics Coordinator: JONATHAN WINBUSH Editor: G BONG Featuring: Maurice Andrews as the Cool Ranch Ninja Walt Louie as Liquor Store owner Grip: Eric Leong Grip:Jeffrey Chin www.jonathanwinbush.com www.arowanafilms.com www.arowanalife.com
Follow Michael Iinuma as he interviews an assortment of quirky characters at the 2010 Little Tokyo Cherry Blossom Festival.
Robert Hong, an 85 year-old WWII Veteran, shares his journey to the United States. His passion toward community is honored as he brings to life the history of his past. Robert Hong grew up in a bachelor society, slaving away as a houseboy. The hardships in his life did the exact opposite of holding him down, but instead inspired him to work harder to provide similar opportunities for others. For more information about Angel Island Immigration Station please visit AIISF.org
San Francisco represents a place of modernity and overflows with cultural diversity. The City opens its doors for all visitors including those who wish to start new lives and access further opportunity. A young woman from the suburbs arrives to the vast metropolis with a mind full of dreams, yet is forced to encounter true reality. Directed by Jeffrey Gee Chin
Nick Friesen, a Siberian Mennonite, escapes from Stalinist Russia into China. He shares his historic journey to Angel Island Immigration Station, the Ellis Island of the West. His story highlights the essence of the American dream, but shines with his passion to remember the people that provided him such privilege. For more information about Angel Island Immigration Station please visit AIISF.org This film was Produced by Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation and Directed & Edited by Jeffrey Gee Chin.
Learn the importance of filling out the 2010 US Census.
Dubai Time Lapse!
"Since You've Been Ong" is a story of what happens with your friends when you don't show up. They each have their own agendas, and their memories can be quite selective. Dony has a crush on Elizabeth, while Amy moves in on Jay, Elizabeth's wayward boyfriend. The first pass of longer voice messages establishes the characters and is largely in concert with the images seen on the screen. The second half features interleaved messages with more contradictory images. Edited by Jeffrey Gee Chin
Dancing Dim Sum, For culture!
Follow the story of 11 Chinese Americans as they revisit their roots ancestral roots in rural China. Excerpts were presented on Good Morning America.
If you are interested in learning more about the history, but are in Southern California, please visit the Chinese American Museum of Los Angeles to view films by Jeffrey Gee Chin.
About The Leapman
Jeffrey Gee Chin grew up in Marin County and attended Redwood High School where he began his personal film endeavors. He enjoyed sharing with his fellow Asian American the importance of acknowledging their own cultural identities. With his own motivation, he spearheaded fund-raisers, lead cultural festivals, took on leadership roles becoming socially & politically active within the Asian American communities. On the side he created digital films with a purpose to share the historically and culturally unique experiences that occur in human lives.
Five summers ago, Jeffrey traveled to Southern China with the Chinese Cultural Center of San Francisco’s In Search of Roots Program. Eleven Chinese-Americans were chosen to visit their ancestral villages in Guangdong Province. Jeffrey took on the extra role of documenting the whole trip, in hopes of creating a documentary. Excerpts of his film were screened on Good Morning America.
Jeffrey is an Honors Graduate of University of California, Berkeley's Film Studies. He continues to produce his own films specializing in documentaries and fictional narratives. He has also been a historical liaison for such venues as an early shrimp fishing Village (China Camp State Park), San Francisco Maritime Museum, and the Chinese American Museum of Los Angeles.
One of his major passion projects revolves around the history of Dark Ages of Chinatown. He completed his Honor Thesis, a research project exploring the history of the 1920's-30's Chinatowns, specifically New York and San Francisco. He plans on completing a documentary that shares the history of an under-recognized Woman Warrior of NYC Chinatown.
Currently, Jeffrey produces short documentaries to promote Angel Island Immigration Station, the Ellis Island of the West, and is a media production technician with SFGOVTV, the C-SPAN of San Francisco.
Jeffrey plans to produce a feature film within the near future, exposing the histories of American people of Asian descent.
Name: Jeffrey Gee Chin
School: UC Berkeley
Degree: B.A. Film Studies
Hometown: San Rafael, CA
My Films
Two lovers unite for the first time in years! San Francisco, CA
As a Film Director, Jeffrey has made an assortment of works, including documentaries revisiting his ancestral villages in China (In Search of Roots) to short narratives highlighting the complexities of Love(Since You've Been Ong).
Over this past year he has concentrated on sharing the story of Angel Island Immigration Station, the Ellis Island of the West, and promoting community supported programs such as Little Tokyo's Cherry Blossom Festival and the Shanghai 2010 World Expo.
To date, Jeffrey's works have reached audiences around the world. For example, excerpts of his In Search of Roots Documentary screened on Good Morning America, and his Angel Island Documentaries showcased in the Chinese American Museum of Los Angeles. Jeffrey's goal in film is to share the inspirational stories of the American people within a country made up of immigrants.
Graphic Artwork & Design
As a Graphic Artist, Jeffrey has over 10 years of experience in graphic design programs including Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, 3D Studio Max, and Apple Motion. He has experience designing hard-cover yearbooks, pamphlets, print ads, and multimedia promotionals. Over the past year Jeffrey worked side by side with BRC Imagination Arts and Ogivly to produce a marketing campaign for the Shanghai 2010 World Expo.
Contact
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