INHERITORS


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“A Chinese-American young woman, her mother, and her grandmother grapple with her younger sister's recent psychiatric hospitalization while they obsessively clean her apartment.”  

Directed and Production Designed by Justine Ellen Chen


︎see visual design deck here


Supported by: 
Peregrine Initiative Camera Grant  
Wave Grant by Wavelength

Press: https://deadline.com/2022/03/wavelength-sets-2022-wave-grant-recipients-1234981412/







JUSTINE ELLEN CHEN (2022)


YEAR OF THE RAT


2021


“Yearning for companionship but failing to connect with her American daughter, a middle-aged Chinese immigrant turns to the unlikely world of online dating.”

2022 Hawai’i International Film Festival, Golden Angel Award recipient

2022 Chinese American Film Festival



Director: Ricky Qi
Production Design: Justine Ellen Chen
Art Direction: Ming Fen Congdon






JUSTINE ELLEN CHEN (2022)



MONSTERS OF MINE


2020
USC School of Cinematic Arts Senior Thesis


“A lonely girl uses high-tech glasses to fill her world with imaginary monster friends, but when they break, she discovers the value of true human connection.”


NFFTY Official Selection 
First Look 2021 Best Animation
Los Angeles International Children’s Festival Official Selection






1:12 scale miniatures and puppets.


Director: Lana Nguyen
Production Design: Justine Ellen Chen
Fabrication: Justine Ellen Chen, Ezra Robinson, Laura Malatos




JUSTINE ELLEN CHEN (2022)



HENNESSY X.O. ORIGINAL ODYSSEY


2020
Commercial Campaign


“Featuring the stories of AAPI luminaries, Original Odyssey by Hennessy X.O highlights the history and food culture of Asian American families.“


Featuring:
Eddie Huang 
Hayley Kiyoko







Production Designer, Art / Prop Stylist: Justine Ellen Chen




JUSTINE ELLEN CHEN (2022)


THE SAUERKRAUT QUEEN


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“When Lexi, an ambitious high schooler, fails to garner the attention of her crush, she impulsively enters a talent show to try and win over his love by becoming the Sauerkraut Festival Queen.”



Director: Nicole McCullough & Cole Bacani
Production Design: Justine Ellen Chen






JUSTINE ELLEN CHEN (2022)