Billy Chew

Billy Chew

History

Billy Chew began his career in documentary at the Center for Public Television & Radio out of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, before moving to Los Angeles in 2010. His film The Gleam, an interactive documentary co-directed with Daniel Scheinert, featured at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival as well as at the immersive storytelling program, Convergence, during the 54th NYFF in 2016. His screenwriting debut, The Death of Dick Long, premiered in the NEXT category at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.

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Billy Chew

Movies

Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum
A short film around the theme of “a beautiful future”
The Death of Dick Long
The Death of Dick Long
Writer
Dick died last night, and Zeke and Earl don’t want anybody finding out how. That’s too bad though, cause news travels fast in small-town Alabama.
Pockets
Pockets
A homeless bum, bored of eating the same food every night, promises his girlfriend a special dinner. He plans to take her out with money robbed from a passing stranger. But the bum’s in for a surprise when the man he targets for his mugging turns out to have special – and hilarious – powers.
Puppets
Puppets
A film about puppets, the creative process, and how conflict can end in resolution.