2021-12-25
2022年美國新的動漫賀歲片，《元元降妖記》（Yuan Yuan and The Hollow Monster）終於由新秀華裔電影導演兼動漫作家和畫家Catherine Chen女士製作並正式發行。影片僅僅六分半鐘，是根據作者小時候在南佛羅里達州的一段成長經歷寫成，在着名的卡春娜颶風期間。這是發生在美國華裔家庭中非常普通的一個故事，故事的主角是自己的元元，為尋找自己的寵物小烏龜露茜，不惜與狂風和暴雨搏鬥。影片由作者最小的妹妹主演，作者的爸爸和朋友也參加了配音，超小成本製作。該影片曾獲美國紐約時報報道和學生奧斯卡提名，還獲得2020年美國知名電影節最佳兒童動漫獎並參展美國亞裔電影節。
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是一個藝術多面手。自己是電影導演，是一位作家，更是一位畫家。自從中學的時候，她就在一年一度的全國中學生藝術和寫作大賽中脫穎而出，屢獲大獎。美國亞裔電影節網頁上面的介紹說：
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，是通過創造藝術作品，擴大美國亞裔的影響力，讓我們拭目以待。
