Children of Invention

Elaine Cheng is a woman with far too much on her plate. An immigrant from Hong Kong, she hustles around Boston from morning till night, trying to keep her act together enough to scrape up some money for herself and her two kids, Raymond and Tina. Her deadbeat ex-husband is in Hong Kong and never sends any cash. She and the kids are kicked out of their apartment and are squatting in a model home. She continually invests in no-risk, get-rich-quick schemes that somehow never pan out. In another attempt to make it big fast, gullible Elaine puts money she doesn’t have into a pyramid scheme that involves other immigrants. When Elaine disappears suddenly, Raymond and Tina are left on their own. Pre-teen Raymond does a masterful job of fending for himself and his precocious little sister, but they’re up against pretty stiff odds. CHILDREN OF INVENTION highlights a lack of understanding among immigrants in a society they don’t fully grasp. The film also reveals the risk for children who must rely on stressed-out adults. (in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin with English subtitles) – B.B.

Film presented with support of:

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Category	American Independents
Producer	Mynette Louie, Trevor Sagan
Screenplay	Tze Chun
Cinematography	Chris Teague
Editing	Anna Boden
Music	T. Griffin
Principal Cast	Cindy Cheung, Michael Chen, Crystal Chiu
Director Bio	Tze Chun is a filmmaker working out of New York and Los Angeles. He was raised outside Boston and has a BA in film studies from Columbia University. Tze’s short film "Windowbreaker," was made for $600, and played at Sundance in 2007. His other film "You’re a Big Girl Now" is about his mother’s childhood in a Singaporean brothel. He also works as a painter and visual artist.
Select Filmography	CHILDREN OF INVENTION (2008)
Print Source	Syncopated Films info@childrenofinvention.com www.childrenofinvention.com

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Past Screenings

Friday, March 20, 2009 at 2:20 PM
Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 9:20 AM