Film
Love At First Sight
Final project for COMM-250 (Digital Imaging). Employed Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects to create this short animation.
Written, animated, and edited by Grace Chen.
WISH YOU WERE HERE
Born out of a yearning feeling for a certain person.
Written, edited, and directed by Grace Chen. Starring Sydney Azar.
8-ball
Confronted by some of her greatest fears in others' perceptions of her, a girl must learn how to define herself.
Written, edited, and directed by Grace Chen. With assistance from Richard Chen.
Gold Key, Scholastic Art & Writing Regional Awards 2021
banana: an asian-american story
A girl comes to terms with her Asian-American identity in an unusual way.
Written, edited, and directed by Grace Chen. Shot by Khulan Erdenedalai. Featuring Grace Chen and Elizabeth Brown.
Official Selection, All-American High School Film Festival 2020
Gold Medal, Scholastic Art & Writing National Awards 2020
American Visions Nominee, Scholastic Art & Writing Regional Awards 2020
Gold Key, Scholastic Art & Writing Regional Awards 2020
AGAIN
A girl reminisces about a moment or two with an old friend on the anniversary of his moving away.
Written, directed, edited, and shot by Grace Chen. Featuring Isabel Fayer and Ethan Edds.
Silver Key, Scholastic Art & Writing Regional Awards 2020
merry-go-round
Spontaneous experimental film.
Written by Grace Chen. Shot by Khulan Erdenedalai.
Official Selection, Arlington Student Film Festival 2019
Pink Ribbon Playwrights
Organized by Caroline Alpi, Pink Ribbon Playwrights was a group of high school students and breast cancer survivors who came together to devise works of theatre, as well as learn about new stories and experiences. This documentary of the process was shot under Momentum Films, a non-profit Grace Chen and Khulan Erdenedalai co-own, which focuses on the creation and distribution of promotional films and documentaries for fellow non-profits and initiatives in the Washington, D.C. area.
Gold Medal, Best Community Service and Journalism, Arlington Student Film Festival 2019
Silver Medal, Best Documentary, Arlington Student Film Festival 2019
aren’t you just the loveliest thing i’ve ever met
A little kooky tune and short experimental.
Written, directed, and edited by Grace Chen. Shot by Khulan Erdenedalai.
Official Selection, Arlington Student Film Festival 2018
The BELL Program
A short promotional video about the Braille Enrichment for Literacy and Learning (BELL) Academy for the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia through Momentum Films.
Shown by the National Federation of the Blind on National Braille Day, January 4, 2018.
Silver Medal, Best Documentary, Arlington Student Film Festival 2018
Waiting For the Right Moment
Two distant friends meet up and discuss their nostalgia for the past and reconcile for the future.
Directed and shot by Grace Chen. Co-written by Grace Chen and Jasmina Tang. Produced and co-edited by Michael Escamilla and Grace Chen. Featuring Jasmina Tang and Ethan Edds.
Official Selection, All-American High School Film Festival 2018
Gold Medal, Screenwriting, Arlington Student Film Festival 2018
nyctophobia
nyctophobia (n): extreme or irrational fear of night or of darkness.
Written, directed, shot, and edited by Grace Chen. Featuring Isabel Fayer and Kayla Beckles.
Gold Key, Scholastic Art & Writing Regional Awards 2018
Gold Medal, Cinematography and Experimental, Arlington Student Film Festival 2017