Parachute Kids
TFI Suppport
Tribeca All Access® 2007
Logline
A personal perspective on this controversial immigration practice whereby Taiwanese teenagers are sent to American to pursue a coveted education.
S. Leo Chiang
Director, 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.