Stacy Chu
Acting
Biography
Stacy Chu is a filmmaker who writes, directs, produces, and acts. Born and raised in New Jersey, she is of Chinese descent and speaks fluent Mandarin. Chu attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City as an undergrad, where she completed her thesis film, Blue Cranes, shot in Hang Zhou, China, which she wrote, starred, and directed. She moved to Los Angeles, where she attended the American Film Institute graduate film program. She studied directing and made her thesis film, Winston.
Known For
On the last day of a summer camp for persons with disabilities, a teenage girl fights to connect the boy that might be the love of her life.
Young Adult
10 scenes on a feeling
(cries happily)
Two students stumble upon an oil-stained bird, a dragon in disguise, by the beach, and it leads them on a journey to uncover the myth hidden beneath the ocean and in their hearts.
Echoes of the Sea
At night, in the quiet desert, the blind girl Rena and the guide dog received unfamiliar calls from the future. The guide dog guided Rena to see the future urban landscape she had imagined.
Carnival
Lulu, a 30-year old woman from China, travels alone to Mexico in the middle of the Pandemic. Despite her distance from home, her daily life and pressures seem to follow.
¡Llámame Chinita!
Amy is a young Chinese-American girl working at her local grocery store during the height of the pandemic. Amy must confront growing racism towards Asian-Americans, while at home, she must mitigate her mother’s expectations and personal bias towards African-Americans. After a brutal assault, Amy and her family must reevaluate their perceptions, and Amy must come to terms with who she really is and what she really wants.