Children of Invention

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Children of Invention is an independent drama film about two young siblings navigating hardship and instability after their immigrant mother becomes entangled in a pyramid scheme.

All labels observed (1)

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Children of Invention canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
independent film ⓘ
awardReceived Grand Jury Prize at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival ⓘ
Special Jury Prize at San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival ⓘ
castMember Cindy Cheung ⓘ
Crystal Chiu ⓘ
Kieran Campion ⓘ
Lawrence Chen ⓘ
linked to: Michael Chen

Lin-Lin Li ⓘ
Michael Chen ⓘ
Stephen Gevedon ⓘ
cinematographyBy Chris Teague ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director Tze Chun ⓘ
distributor Variance Films ⓘ
editedBy Anna Boden ⓘ
filmingLocation Boston ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
independent film ⓘ
hasTheme family resilience ⓘ
immigrant experience ⓘ
predatory financial schemes ⓘ
mainCharacter Elaine Cheng ⓘ
Raymond Cheng ⓘ
Tina Cheng ⓘ
linked to: Elaine Cheng
musicBy Darryl Brenzel ⓘ
narrativeFocus Chinese American immigrant family ⓘ
childhood hardship ⓘ
economic instability ⓘ
pyramid scheme ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
premieredAt Sundance Film Festival ⓘ
producer Mynette Louie ⓘ
Tze Chun ⓘ
releaseFormat DVD ⓘ
theatrical release ⓘ
video on demand ⓘ
releaseYear 2009 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 86 ⓘ
screenedAt Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival ⓘ
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival ⓘ
Sundance Film Festival 2009 ⓘ
setIn Boston ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ
writer Tze Chun ⓘ

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Cindy Cheung → notableWork → Children of Invention ⓘ
Aunt Lian (Children of Invention) → appearsIn → Children of Invention ⓘ