Fei Tien: Goddess in Flight

This film is part of our in-person program, A Tribute to Christine Choy.

Based on the play, “Pigeons,” by Ginny Lim, this film focuses on the meeting between an older immigrant and younger American-born woman living in Chinatown. The linkages in their pasts and possible futures unfold as their friendship grows.

Christine Choy led Newsreel as it became Third World Newsreel in 1972 with fellow filmmaker Susan Robeson. During her tenure, she made numerous documentaries, including MISSISSIPPI TRIANGLE. Choy went on to make 70 films, and received over sixty international awards including an Oscar Nomination for Best Documentary. She was featured in the 2022 film THE EXILES, which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and received a lifetime achievement award from Hot Docs Film festival in 2023. Choy was also the founding director of the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong.

Main cast: Lilah Kan, Kitty Mei Mei Chen

Producer: Third World Newsreel

Writers: Brian Breger, Genny Lim

Additional cast: Alan Chow, Yuet Fung Ho, Jack Tchen, Ku-Ling Siegel Choy, Eriko Tokuno

Other noteworthy crew: Christopher Li (Cinematographer); Allan Siegel (Editor); J.T. Takagi (Sound Recordist), Pearl Bowser & Yuet Fung Ho (Creative Consultants)