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Christine Choy(1949-2025)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Cinematographer
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Documentarian Christine Choy tracks down three exiled dissidents from the Tiananmen Square massacre, in order to find closure on an abandoned film she began shooting in 1989.
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The Exiles (2022)
Christine Choy was born on 17 September 1949 in Shanghai, China. She was a director and producer, known for The Shot Heard 'Round the World (1997), Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987) and Long Story Short (2008). She was married to Allan Siegel. She died on 7 December 2025 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.
BornSeptember 17, 1949
DiedDecember 7, 2025(76)
BornSeptember 17, 1949
DiedDecember 7, 2025(76)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 7 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

The Shot Heard 'Round the World (1997)
The Shot Heard 'Round the World
8.5
  • Director
  • 1997
Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987)
Who Killed Vincent Chin?
7.4
  • Director
  • 1987
Long Story Short (2008)
Long Story Short
6.4
Video
  • Director
  • 2008
My America... or Honk If You Love Buddha (1997)
My America... or Honk If You Love Buddha
7.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1997

Credits

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Director

  • Somebody's Girl
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • Riots, Remembrance and Rodney King
    • Director
    • Post-production
  • Fei Tien, Goddess in Flight
    Short
    • director
    • 2026
  • The Architects of Camellia (2019)
    The Architects of Camellia
    Short
    • Director
    • 2019
  • ReOrienting Africa
    Short
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Rodney King: Koreatown Reacts
    Short
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Ghina
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Long Story Short (2008)
    Long Story Short
    6.4
    Video
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Ha Ha Shanghai
    7.8
    • Director
    • 2001
  • In the Name of the Emperor (1998)
    In the Name of the Emperor
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Electric Shadow (1998)
    Electric Shadow
    7.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1998
  • The Shot Heard 'Round the World (1997)
    The Shot Heard 'Round the World
    8.5
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Wrongful Death: Hattori vs. Peairs
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Sa-I-Gu (1993)
    Sa-I-Gu
    Short
    • co-director
    • 1993
  • Homes Apart: Korea
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1991
  • The Best Hotel on Skid Row (1990)
    The Best Hotel on Skid Row
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987)
    Who Killed Vincent Chin?
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1987

Producer

  • Our Lady of Loreto
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2020
  • Small Town Dirt
    Short
    • supervising producer
    • 2020
  • ReOrienting Africa
    Short
    • producer
    • 2016
  • Rodney King: Koreatown Reacts
    Short
    • producer
    • 2016
  • Ghina
    • producer
    • 2014
  • Cellar (2010)
    Cellar
    7.4
    • executive producer
    • 2010
  • Long Story Short (2008)
    Long Story Short
    6.4
    Video
    • producer
    • 2008
  • Electric Shadow (1998)
    Electric Shadow
    7.9
    Short
    • producer
    • 1998
  • The Shot Heard 'Round the World (1997)
    The Shot Heard 'Round the World
    8.5
    • producer
    • 1997
  • Sa-I-Gu (1993)
    Sa-I-Gu
    Short
    • producer
    • 1993
  • Homes Apart: Korea
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1991
  • The Best Hotel on Skid Row (1990)
    The Best Hotel on Skid Row
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1990
  • Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1987)
    Who Killed Vincent Chin?
    7.4
    • producer
    • 1987
  • Bittersweet Survival: Southeast Asian Refugees in America
    6.4
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1982
  • Teach Our Children
    Short
    • producer
    • 1972

Cinematographer

  • In the Name of the Emperor (1998)
    In the Name of the Emperor
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1998
  • The Shot Heard 'Round the World (1997)
    The Shot Heard 'Round the World
    8.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1997
  • My America... or Honk If You Love Buddha (1997)
    My America... or Honk If You Love Buddha
    7.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1997
  • A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde
    8.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1995
  • Sa-I-Gu (1993)
    Sa-I-Gu
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993
  • Homes Apart: Korea
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1991
  • The Best Hotel on Skid Row (1990)
    The Best Hotel on Skid Row
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1990
  • Teach Our Children
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
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Personal details

  • Born
    • September 17, 1949
    • Shanghai, China
  • Died
    • December 7, 2025
    • Bronx, New York City, New York, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Allan Siegel1979 - ? (divorced, 1 child)

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    Pioneer Asian American filmmaker.

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