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| Margin
Films
is filmmaker Quentin Lee's production company. Its current focus
is to develop original features written and directed by Quentin
Lee. The company is currently in development for its next film
"Campus Ghost Story." It is also in post-production
for a feature titled "Ethan Mao" which is due out
in film festivals this fall. |
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| Margin
had its humble beginning on the set of "Flow," which
is a feature collection of short films that Quentin wrote, produced
and directed at UCLA Film School. Quentin packaged his student
shorts as a feature about a fictional filmmaker's exploratory
journey in filmmaking and his experiments in different genres
from abstract experimental to conventional narrative. "Flow"
had its world premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival
in 1995 and went on to play a variety of domestic and international
film festivals. Margin released "Flow" in 2000 in
Los Angeles and San Francisco, garnering critical acclaim from
the Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly and Frontiers Magazine. |
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| After "Shopping
for Fangs," Quentin teamed up with his UCLA film school
colleague Justin Lin to make "Shopping for Fangs."
He simultaneously developed two stories with Justin, one to
be directed by him and the other by Justin. Both stories were
meant to portray a new vision about their generation of Asian
North Americans. While "Shopping for Fangs" was designed
to be a genre-hopping comedy/thriller with unexpected twists
and turns, its particular use of Asian American actors and context
was intended to add an extra layer over its wildy original storytelling.
Premiering at the San Francisco Asian American Film Festival
and internationally at the Toronto International Film Festival,
"Shopping for Fangs" was received as a controversial
vision that is markedly different from the previous crop of
Asian American films. Margin released "Fangs" in 1999
to strong reviews nationwide. While "Fangs" was a
mixed success, it propelled both Quentin and Justin's career
as filmmakers. It was also hailed as one of the most original
and different Asian American film. |
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| After "Fangs,"
Quentin went on to make "Drift," a return to the kind
of "personal" cinema which began with "Flow."
"Drift" was shot on DV, transferred to 35mm for exhibition
and world premiered at the San Francisco International Lesbian
& Gay Film Festival to a raving festival audience. "Drift"
opened theatrically to critical acclaim in Los Angeles in 2002,
winning kudos from both the Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly and
Filmthreat. Margin sold "Drift" to the reputed art
house film distributor Wellspring Media. |
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