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Michael L. Suan

Overview

  • Born
    December 15, 1980 · Shanghai, China
  • Nickname
    • Michael Suan
  • Height
    5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)

Biography

  • Michael is a Chinese-Canadian filmmaker who's originally from Shanghai. He is fluent in both English and Mandarin, and likes to work on projects that help bridge both Eastern and Western Culture. He's a big fan of stoic cinema with minimal dialogue and is heavily influenced by the European art-house romances of the 50s and 60s.
    - IMDb mini biography by: bio

Trademarks

  • Films tend to be long.
  • Doesn't care about political correctness.

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  • An avid boxing fan.
  • Loves classical music.
  • A huge fan of anime and sci-fi.
  • The Great Gatsby was one of the first novels Michael had ever read and sowed the desire for him to write. It remains his favorite novel to this day.
  • Due to his grandfather's persecution and eventual death during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Michael is one of the few Asian directors who does not support DEI, feeling that it is simply a modern form of those same policies that took his grandfather's life.

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