Our Time Machine
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Logline
Two influential Chinese artists--a son and his ailing father--dream up an ambitious, magical theater performance in order to reconcile their rocky relationship before their time together is up. OUR TIME MACHINE is a visually sumptuous exploration of memory, aging, and the lasting impact of the Cultural Revolution.
Yang Sun
Director/Cinematographer
Yang Sun is a documentarian for China's Central Newsreel and Documentary Film Studio, producing films for CCTV, Youku and the Travel Channel. Sun holds a Master’s degree from the Communication University of China.
S. Leo Chiang
Producer
S. Leo Chiang is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker based in San Francisco and Taipei. His work has received support from Tribeca, Sundance, & ITVS, among others. He is currently the co-chair of New Day Films. His film, A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES, about the rebuilding and transformation of the Vietnamese American community in post-Katrina New Orleans, picked up eight film festival awards, aired on PBS Independent Lens series, and has been acquired by more than 200 libraries.
Jean Tsien
Editor/Executive Producer
Jean Tsien (Editor/Executive Producer) has been working in documentary for over 30 years as an editor, executive producer, and consultant. She is a member of American Cinema Editors and the Documentary branch of the Academy.
Nick Fraser
Executive Producer
Nick Fraser was the Commissioning Editor of Storyville, the BBC’s long-running documentary strand since the inception of the series in 1997 until 2016. He is the founder of the documentary streaming service Yaddo.