Roger Chin

History

Roger Chin is a teacher who dabbled into filmmaking during his education degree, producing, directing and editing an educational film.  After sailing across the Pacific Ocean, he presented his travelogue film to several audiences including a show at the Vancouver Maritime Museum.  After hearing about California's Proposition 8 that banned gay marriage, he organized the Join the Impact (Nov 15/08) and the Day of Decision (May 26/09) rallies in Vancouver.   This led to the documentary short film, LOVE EXILED, his first film to premiere at a film festival. 2010 - Love Exiled, documentary short film, producer/camera2000 - The Adventures Aboard Aramoana, feature film, producer/director/editor/camera1993 - UBC Rocks, educational short film, producer/director/editor/camera

Movies

Love Exiled
Love Exiled
Camera Operator
On November 4th, 2008, three states - California, Florida and Arizona - voted to amend their constitutions, denying and revoking the rights of same-sex couples to marry. On May 26, 2009, with Canadian allies, gay American families rally at a Vancouver demonstration to protest these amendments that persecute the LGBTQ community. Demonstration organizer Roger Chin relays the California Supreme Court's infamous decision on Prop 8. Subsequent speakers talk about couples living in exile. Weaving elements of public protest and intimate interviews, four families share their stories of how they met, their decision to escape to freedom in Canada, their Canadian experience and their dreams of returning to their home country, family and friends. In the end, the organizer celebrates the freedoms to marry that exists in Canada.
Love Exiled
Love Exiled
himself - protest organizer
On November 4th, 2008, three states - California, Florida and Arizona - voted to amend their constitutions, denying and revoking the rights of same-sex couples to marry. On May 26, 2009, with Canadian allies, gay American families rally at a Vancouver demonstration to protest these amendments that persecute the LGBTQ community. Demonstration organizer Roger Chin relays the California Supreme Court's infamous decision on Prop 8. Subsequent speakers talk about couples living in exile. Weaving elements of public protest and intimate interviews, four families share their stories of how they met, their decision to escape to freedom in Canada, their Canadian experience and their dreams of returning to their home country, family and friends. In the end, the organizer celebrates the freedoms to marry that exists in Canada.
Love Exiled
Love Exiled
Producer
On November 4th, 2008, three states - California, Florida and Arizona - voted to amend their constitutions, denying and revoking the rights of same-sex couples to marry. On May 26, 2009, with Canadian allies, gay American families rally at a Vancouver demonstration to protest these amendments that persecute the LGBTQ community. Demonstration organizer Roger Chin relays the California Supreme Court's infamous decision on Prop 8. Subsequent speakers talk about couples living in exile. Weaving elements of public protest and intimate interviews, four families share their stories of how they met, their decision to escape to freedom in Canada, their Canadian experience and their dreams of returning to their home country, family and friends. In the end, the organizer celebrates the freedoms to marry that exists in Canada.