2021-12-25
2022年美国新的动漫贺岁片，《元元降妖记》（Yuan Yuan and The Hollow Monster）终于由新秀华裔电影导演兼动漫作家和画家Catherine Chen女士制作并正式发行。影片仅仅六分半钟，是根据作者小时候在南佛罗里达州的一段成长经历写成，在着名的卡春娜飓风期间。这是发生在美国华裔家庭中非常普通的一个故事，故事的主角是自己的元元，为寻找自己的宠物小乌龟露茜，不惜与狂风和暴雨搏斗。影片由作者最小的妹妹主演，作者的爸爸和朋友也参加了配音，超小成本制作。该影片曾获美国纽约时报报道和学生奥斯卡提名，还获得2020年美国知名电影节最佳儿童动漫奖并参展美国亚裔电影节。
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HecmhwD_15s&t=5s
Adorable and touching, YUAN YUAN AND THE HOLLOW MONSTER is a beautiful film by filmmaker Catherine Chen. Based on her own experiences and family, Chen brings her characters through life through animation. Eight-year-old Yuan Yuan is determined to protect her newest pet, a tiny turtle named Lucy, at all costs. Even if it means chasing down a massive hurricane called the Hollow Monster (aka Hurricane Katrina).
Catherine是一个艺术多面手。自己是电影导演，是一位作家，更是一位画家。自从中学的时候，她就在一年一度的全国中学生艺术和写作大赛中脱颖而出，屡获大奖。美国亚裔电影节网页上面的介绍说：
Catherine Chen is a 22-year-old writer-director and producer currently living in Los Angeles. She is a recent 2020 BA grad from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. While studying at USC, she interned at Green Gold Animation for story development.
Catherine is a 2nd generation Chinese American who grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida. She witnessed the devastating 2004-2005 hurricanes that ravaged the East Coast of the United States. Before film school, she majored in visual arts at A. W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts. In 2014, 2015, and 2016, she was a National YoungArts Foundation Winner in both Visual and Cinematic Arts.
Catherine的理想，是通过创造艺术作品，扩大美国亚裔的影响力，让我们拭目以待。
