Forever, Chinatown

Chan began his career as a SAG/AFTRA talent agent in San Francisco. From 2000-2011, he was mentored by Academy Award winners Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (The Times of Harvey Milk, The Celluloid Closet, Battle of Amfar). His producing credits with Epstein & Friedman began with The History Channel’s 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (Emmy Award, Outstanding Nonfiction Series) to Howl (Sundance 2010 Opening Night; National Board of Review’s Freedom of Expression Award). Other producing credits include Puck, a feature documentary for Dutch television IDTV and VPRO; Entry Denied (Provincetown Int'l Jury Award), The Bridge (Frameline, LA International), and Istinma (Best Short, American Indian Film Festival; Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian Showcase). Chan is a recipient of an ITVS Diversity Development Fund, The Pacific Pioneer, The San Francisco Foundation, and a Cal Humanities grant for Forever, Chinatown, which is his directorial debut. He resides in San Francisco and is the founder of Good Medicine Picture Company.

Corey Tong is a producer, writer, rep, programming/acquisitions consultant for films and TV including The Land Has Eyes, Seeking Asian Female, Patang, Kawa, and Departures. His work has been broadcast on PBS and international distributors including SkyTV, NZ Channel 1, Maori TV, Arte France, India TV and has screened at over 60 film festivals internationally. He is a former director of the SF Asian American Film Festival (NAATA/CAAM), former IFFCON (international co-productions) special projects director, SFIFF programmer and has worked with over 40 filmmakers and distributors in the US, UK, and Asia-Pacific regions.