Biography

Jeffrey Gee Chin grew up in Marin County. He breathes life into the untold stories of immigrant pioneers who came to the United States in the early 20th Century.

In 2012, he completed his first narrative short film Lil Tokyo Reporter (2012) which stars Academy Award-Winner Chris Tashima as Civil Rights Leader Sei Fujii. The film has won over 21 awards and screened with the U.S. State Department in Seoul, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, and Beijing.

Jeffrey edited an Emmy-Nominated SFGovTv episode, VFX Supervised Academy-Nominated Student Short "Drone", and completed a feature film adaptation of Actors Anonymous (2017) as a 2nd-Unit Director and Visual Effects Supervisor.

For three years, Jeffrey collaborated with Director John Singleton, working on commercials, and television shows "Billions" (Showtime) and "Snowfall" (FX). Singleton mentored Jeffrey in his process to bring under-represented communities to the forefront of media.

Jeffrey directed Indian feature "Mosagallu", a heist film that traces two siblings who scam America for over $381 million dollars - based on true events. This production will be one of the first U.S.-Tollywood Co-Productions and stars some of the most celebrated stars in India including Suniel Shetty, Kajal Aggarwal, and Vishnu Manchu. The film earned over $5 million dollars in box office.

Jeffrey's his award-winning biography on Sei Fujii entitled, "A Rebel's Outcry" which won two gold medal prizes from the 91st California Book Awards, the 26th Independent Publisher's Book Awards, and honorable mention with Writer's Digest Independent Publishing awards.

Most recently, Jeffrey directed an international campaign for Kpop band BLACKPINK's Born Pink album release.

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- IMDb mini biography by: Jeffrey Gee Chin