$30 To Antarctica
$30 To Antarctica follows the story of Ka Foon Chau, who grew up an impoverished child, and retired a renowned doctor. Raised in 1960s Hong Kong, Chau faced the bias of her elders who attempted to discourage her interest in the academics. Through a small gesture of support she received from a teacher, Chau built a life and career that moved beyond the restrictive boundaries set by her parents’ generation. She is now ready to fulfill a childhood dream – to see Antarctica.
Crew
Director+Writer: Joey Chu
Producer: Kelly Mckay & Joey Chu
Cinematographer: Dumaine Babcock
Editor: Samantha Cordova
Original Score: Adam Traister
Sound Supervisor: Matthew Conzelmann
Animator: Ana Milena Bojanini
Colorist: Jacob Mckee
Sound Effects Editor: Matthew Conzelmann
Foley Artist: Chloe VanTil
Foley Mixers: Haley Bowers & Roberto Garcia
Re-Recording Mixers: Ian Chase & Danielle Price
Title and Motion Designer: Bobby Hanley
Filming Locations: Hong Kong, The Antarctica Peninsula
Completed: August 2017
Press
SCAD Works
Art House Film Wire
The Independent Critic
Electronic Press Kit available upon request
Awards
Best Student Film, Finalist for Best Short Doc, Indy Shorts International Film Festival (Heartland)
Best Woman Filmmaker, Best Director (October 2017), LAIFF
Silver Screen Society Award, SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Best Short Doc 3rd Place, Anchorage International Film Festival
Reel Asian Air Canada Award, Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival
Best Foreign Documentary Short (October 2017), HIIDA
Finalist, SIMA Social Impact Media Awards
Semi-Finalist, Hollywood Screening Film Festival
Nominated for Best Foreign Documentary Director, Madrid International Film Festival
Best Short Documentary (August 2017), Around International Film Festival Amsterdam
Best Cinematography Gold Award (October 2017), LA Shorts Awards
Official Selections
HollyShorts Film Festival
Phoenix FIlm Festival
Oxford Film Festival
Ojai Film Festival
NewFilmmakers NY
San Diego Asian Film Festival
World Wide Women Film Festival
41st Asian American International Film Festival
DocuWest Documentary Film Festival
Red Rock Film Festival
Long Beach Indie Film Festival
