Natalie A. Chao

Nascimento : , Hong Kong

História

Natalie Archambaud Chao is a filmmaker and cinematographer who recently finished her B.A in Film Production at the USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles. Born and raised in Hong Kong, she searched for a means to articulate her thoughts and attitudes in a city that was caught in perpetual change. Her goal is to bridge the gap between realism and poetic imagery in order to tell stories through the female gaze.

Filmes

To Know Her
To Know Her
Producer
A poetic exploration of the camera's gaze and a family's relationship with the filmmaker's mother.
To Know Her
To Know Her
Director
A poetic exploration of the camera's gaze and a family's relationship with the filmmaker's mother.
12 Days of Christmas
12 Days of Christmas
First Assistant Camera
Childhood friends Amy and Steve come home from their first semester of college for a relaxed winter break, but must navigate turbulent reunions, unspoken romance, and even an unplanned pregnancy. There's no place like home for the holidays!
My Ex-Girlfriend Is a Shovel
My Ex-Girlfriend Is a Shovel
Director of Photography
After her girlfriend of three years breaks up with her, Coral realizes that her ex wasn't actually a person, but was in fact a shovel. Ultimately, Coral must confront her shovel ex-girlfriend to be able to move on.
The Night Bell
The Night Bell
Cinematography
A post-WWII nurse takes a job at a morgue and her experience disintegrates into a nightmare as female corpses come to life
Passive Aggressive Games
Passive Aggressive Games
Editor
It’s the Passive Aggressive Game Finals and for the first time in PAG history, the reigning champ must verbally fight her own daughter. In a competition to see who can keep their composure longest, who will leave with their dignity intact?
Passive Aggressive Games
Passive Aggressive Games
Director of Photography
It’s the Passive Aggressive Game Finals and for the first time in PAG history, the reigning champ must verbally fight her own daughter. In a competition to see who can keep their composure longest, who will leave with their dignity intact?
Searching For Her
Searching For Her
Director
A young woman reminisces on the life of her mother years after her untimely death. “Searching for Her,” is an intimate exploration, told through old photographs and home videos, of a daughter coming to terms with a person she hardly knew. “For some reason I forgot you had emotions,” says the daughter, filmmaker Natalie A. Chao, in a present day hypothetical letter to her mother, “your own style, friends, a love life.” Her reflections form a moving tribute, a poetic re-evaluation of family history, memories, culture, love.