2019 Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund
LIST Dear Mother, I Meant to Write about Death (aka People′s Hospital)Category | BIFF Mecenat Fund |
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Project | Dear Mother, I Meant to Write about Death (aka People′s Hospital) |
Director | CHEN Siyi |
Country | China |
Director's Profile | Siyi Chen is a documentary filmmaker from China. She received a B.A. in World History and Chinese Literature (dual degree) from Peking University (Beijing) and a M.A. in News and Documentary from New York University. She has produced, shot, and edited dozens of short web docs that have appeared on Quartz, CNN and PBS. Among her works, Chen documented a pioneering artificial intelligence experiment in a Chinese nursing home, covered the thriving new industry of paid cuddling in the US, and profiled an amateur roboticist from Hong Kong who spent $50,000 and three years building a extremely life-like robotic “Scarlett Johansson.” People’s Hospital (Working Title) is Chen’s feature documentary debut. |