Chinoiserie Redux
About the Production
Chinoiserie Redux is an hour-long digital film, inspired by Ping Chong Chong’s earlier theatrical work, Chinoiserie, part of a series known as The East/West Quartet. Like the original work, Chinoiserie Redux connects the present day and the personal with an historical past still being felt today. The film’s narrative weaves personal reflections, music and song, with historical strands, such as the opium war, the building of the railroads across the USA, the murder of Vincent Chin, and the mythical birth of tea, among other things.
Production Team And Cast
Conceived and Directed by
Ping Chong
Written by
Ping Chong and Michael Matthews
Assistant Director, Cinematographer, Editor, and Production Coordinator
Kristina Varshavskaya
Costume Design
Stefani Mar
Lighting Design
Hao Bai
Sound Design
Ernesto Valenzuela
Make-up Artist and Design
Amanda Briskin-Wallace
Production Assistant
Destiny Castro
Shadow Puppet Creators
Stephen Kaplin and Kuang-Yu
Animators
Zakaria Khafagy and Jaime Sunwoo
Cast
Ping Chong, Christopher Caines, Hyunmin Rhee, Wale Adebiyi (Voice Over), Amaris Harney, Richard Chang, Valois Mickens, George Drance, Monique Holt
ASL Interperter
Mindy Pfeffer
