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Patrick Shen (born 1975) is a Chinese writer, director, and producer. Shen is the founder of Transcendental Media.[1]
Patrick Shen | |
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| Born | 1975 United States |
| Spouse(s) | Karen Hsueh (m. 2006) |
| Website | http://www.patrickshen.com |
Documentaries
editShen directed the Emmy-nominated documentary We Served With Pride: The Chinese American Experience in WWII, which explores the involvement of Chinese Americans during World War II.[2][3] The film premiered at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., in 1999 and was later broadcast on PBS. The cast and crew were invited to meet President Clinton at the White House during the film’s premiere.
In 2001, Shen began production on his first feature-length documentary, Flight from Death. The film examines death as a significant factor influencing human behavior and is inspired by the works and writings of cultural anthropologist and social theorist Ernest Becker.[4] [5] Narrated by actor Gabriel Byrne, Flight from Death has won a total of seven Best Documentary awards at United states film festivals. It was released by the now-defunct Go Kart Films in 2005.
Shen's second feature-length documentary, The Philosopher Kings, explores the wisdom found among janitorial workers employed by prestigious universities such as Cornell University, Princeton University, and Duke University.[6] In 2009, the film premiered at the AFI Silver Docs Film Festival where it was nominated for Best Documentary and received the Emerging Cinematic Vision Award from the Camden International Film Festival. The film led to efforts supporting Josue Lajeunesse, one of the film’s characters, a Haitian immigrant employed at Princeton University, in his lifelong dream to bring clean water to his village, La Source, in Haiti.
La Source, Shen's third film, premiered at the AFI Silver Docs Film Festival in June 2012. The film, narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Don Cheadle, follows the journey of Josue Lajeunesse, a Princeton janitor by day and cab driver by night, as he travels back to Haiti just weeks after the 2010 Haiti earthquake to begin a project to build a clean water system for his village. The film and Lajeunesse received positive recognition at its premiere at Silver Docs, where it was nominated for the Social Impact Award.[7]
Shen's fourth film, In Pursuit of Silence, premiered at CPH:DOX in November 2015 and in North America at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2016.[8] In Pursuit of Silence opened theatrically in more than 250 theaters globally throughout 2016 and 2017.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Patrick Shen". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ IMDB, We Served With Pride, retrieved 2007-10-06
- ^ McLellan, Dennis (October 23, 2000). "Adding a Missing Piece to Mosaic of American History". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ Campos, Eric, Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality, Film Threat, retrieved 2007-10-06
- ^ MacKenzie, Ian, Patrick Shen on the Power of Death Anxiety, Matador Network, retrieved 2009-11-04
- ^ "about the film". transcendentalmedia.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ Harlow, Poppy (12 January 2015), Princeton janitor brings clean water to hometown in Haiti, CNN, retrieved 2015-01-22
- ^ Turan, Kenneth (29 June 2017), "Silence is indeed golden in the documentary 'In Pursuit of Silence'", Los Angeles Times, retrieved 2017-06-29
- ^ Erbland, Kate (5 June 2017), 'In Pursuit of Silence' Trailer: Patrick Shen's Mediative and Inventive Documentary Is An Immersive Treasure, IndieWire, retrieved 2017-06-05
- ^ Morgenstern, Joe, 'In Pursuit of Silence' Review: Dulcet Symphony, Wall Street Journal, retrieved 2017-06-29