Children of Invention

Children of Invention
Children of Invention
Directed by Tze Chun
Produced by Mynette Louie
Trevor Sagan
Written by Tze Chun
Starring Cindy Cheung
Michael Chen
Crystal Chiu
Music by T. Griffin
Cinematography Chris Teague
Editing by Anna Boden
Release date(s) January 18, 2009 (2009-01-18) (Sundance)
March 12, 2010 (2010-03-12) (United States)
Running time 86 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Children of Invention is an American independent feature film written and directed by Tze Chun. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, screened at more than 50 film festivals, and won 17 festival awards including 8 Grand Jury or Best Narrative Feature prizes. The film was released theatrically in eight U.S. cities beginning February 2010, on Video-on-Demand in June 2010, and on DVD in August 2010.

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Plot

Two young children living in the Boston suburbs are left to fend for themselves when their mother gets entangled in a pyramid scheme and disappears. The film is loosely based on Tze Chun's own childhood,[1] as well as his Sundance 2007 short film, Windowbreaker.[2]

Production

Though set in Boston, the film was shot primarily in and around New York City, with several days in Boston for exteriors.[3] The film premiered at Sundance just 10 months after the first draft of the script was completed.[4]

Reception

The film was very well-received by critics, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Village Voice, New York Post, Variety, LA Weekly, USA Today, Chicago Reader, Film Threat, and The Boston Globe. It was named one of the Top 13 Films of 2009 by Hammer to Nail, and one of the best undistributed films of 2009 by several critics including IFC's Alison Willmore. In 2010, the year of its commercial release, it made several more "best films of the year" lists including the list by Turner Classic Movies' blog. The film also won the following 17 festival awards:

Distribution

Tze Chun and the film's producer Mynette Louie were named in Ted Hope's list of "21 Great Free Thinkers of Indie Film" for their DIY festival/DVD distribution strategy.[5] The film debuted theatrically in Boston on February 26, 2010, and in New York and Los Angeles on March 12, 2010, followed by additional theatrical engagements in other cities. It was released on Video-on-Demand beginning in June 2010, and on DVD on August 10, 2010.

References

  1. ^ Brian Brooks (2009-01-08). "Tze Chun, "Children of Invention": Pyramid Schemes, Herbalife and Collaboration". IndieWIRE. http://www.indiewire.com/article/tze_chun_children_of_invention/. Retrieved 2010-04-02. 
  2. ^ Jonathan L. Knapp. "Children of Invention". San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. http://filmguide.festival.asianamericanmedia.org/tixSYS/2009/filmguide/eventnote.php?EventNumber=1013. Retrieved 2010-04-02. 
  3. ^ Ty Bur (2009-01-22). "Difficult times, past and present". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2009/01/22/difficult_times_past_and_present/. Retrieved 2010-04-02. 
  4. ^ Michael Tully (2009-04-08). "A Conversation With Tze Chun". Hammer to Nail. http://www.hammertonail.com/dialogues/a-conversation-with-tze-chun/. Retrieved 2010-04-02. 
  5. ^ Ted Hope (2009-12-28). "21 Great Free Thinkers of Indie Film". The Wrap. http://www.thewrap.com/blog-entry/21-great-free-thinkers-free-film-12272. Retrieved 2010-04-02. 

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