Amin Q. Chaudhri(1942-2005)

He was born in British India at Gujrat, Punjab, now present day Pakistan. The eldest son of C.D. Chaudhri who was an officer working in the British Government Department of Information and Broadcasting. Amin's love for the cinema started at the young age of 8 when his uncle got a job at a local cinema as a projectionist. He would bring dinner to his uncle in the projection room and watch films night after night. He felt it was magic the way the projector could create the images on the screen. He loved to see how the audiences would laugh and cry during the movies. It was then he decided he would be the person to create the magic on the screen. At age 11 he shared his dream of becoming a Hollywood Director with his friends and although they laughed at him, he believed in his heart one day his dream would come true. At age 18 he left his country for England to study Political Science and Economics at the direction of his father. After 2 years he set sail for America to persue his childhood dream to be a film director. He enrolled in New York University and graduated in 1965. He directed, photographed and edited his first feature film "Scandal That Rocked Britain" (1963). The film was shown worldwide. He worked as a film editor, music and effects editor on many film projects. He then worked as a cinematographer on independent features, television, and documentaries. In 1985 he formed Continental Film Group to produce quality independent feature films. He started his own movie studio in rural Pennsylvania where he has made 7 feature films. Tiger Warsaw (1988) starring Patrick Swayze and _Diary of a Hit Man (1991)_ starring Forest Whitaker were 2 of his biggest hits. His films have been shown in many international film festivals including Cannes, Duville, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Cairo, Calcutta to name a few.