Film
Mamince
After the passing of her mother, a young woman must confront her father’s strange display of grief—carrying a mannequin around in her mother’s place—while coming to terms with her own bereavement (or lack thereof). CET 16mm film produced at FAMU. April 2024.
Written and directed by Grace Chen. Cinematography by Mia Tsuchida. Edited by Ellianna Cierpiot.
SURPRISE!
Final project for Film and Video Production I. April 2023.
Directed, co-written, and co-edited by Grace Chen. Cinematography by Spenser Hoover. Co-written and edited by Grace Chen and Spenser Hoover. Featuring Cody Rogers, Noah Kim, and Maddy Park.
Shot-By-Shot Scene Recreation - Fallen Angels (1995)
Shot-by-shot scene recreation from Fallen Angels for Film and Video Production I. February 2023.
Directed by Grace Chen. Cinematography by Spenser Hoover. Co-edited by Grace Chen and Spenser Hoover. Featuring Lexi Rakis.
hide-and-seek
POV short film assignment for Film and Video Production I. January 2023.
Written, directed, and edited by Grace Chen. Featuring Grace Chen and Lexi Rakis.
Heartbreak and Loneliness in Tsai Ming Liang’s Vive L’Amour: A Video Essay
Final project for Survey of International Cinema. December 2022.
Written, narrated, and edited by Grace Chen.
Love At First Sight
Final project for Digital Imaging. Created and animated with Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects. April 2022.
Edited by Grace Chen.
WISH YOU WERE HERE
Born out of a yearning feeling for a certain person. June 2021.
Written, edited, and directed by Grace Chen. Featuring Sydney Azar.
8-ball
Confronted by some of her greatest fears in others' perceptions of her, a girl must learn how to define herself. October 2020.
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. January 2020.
Written, edited, and directed by Grace Chen. Cinematography 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. January 2019.
Written, directed, edited, and shot by Grace Chen. Featuring Isabel Fayer and Ethan Edds.
Silver Key, Scholastic Art & Writing Regional Awards 2020
aren’t you just the loveliest thing i’ve ever met
A little kooky tune and short experimental. March 2018.
Written, directed, and edited by Grace Chen. Cinematography by Khulan Erdenedalai.
Official Selection, 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. June 2017.
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. November 2017.
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