A Picture of You

Directed by J.P. Chan

Program 9: Centrepiece Presentation / USA / 2014 / Comedy, Drama / 83 mins / English / Colour / Canada Premiere

Program 9 – Centerpiece Presentation

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
November 8, 2014 7:30 pm

Description

Kyle and Jen, estranged siblings, travel from New York City to rural Pennsylvania to pack up the home of their recently deceased mother. While there, they make a discovery that turns their world upside-down. This is a serious movie about life that collides with a funny movie about death. It’s a story about family, loss, secrets, letting go, and starting anew.

Awards:

Best Screenplay, 2014 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

Director's Bio

A Picture of You is writer/director J.P. Chan’s first feature film. He is a self-taught filmmaker and playwright living in New York City. His short films have screened at film festivals including Slamdance, SXSW, Tribeca, and Comic-Con. He holds a graduate degree in urban planning from NYU and was born in New Jersey to working-class immigrant parents. He makes his movies and plays while working full-time as multimedia director for the MTA, the New York metro region’s public transportation agency.

Credits

Writer: J.P. Chan
Producer: J.P. Chan, Yasmine Gomez, Robert M. Chang, Duane Andersen

Preceded By

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Distance

Aimee Long / Program 9: Centrepiece Presentation / USA / 2013 / Drama, Environmental, Independent, Sci-Fi, Science, Social Issue / 25 mins
In the year 2038, a man is about to embark on a journey of reconciliation with his estranged daughter, when a natural disaster hurls his plans off course.
Precedes: A Picture of You