Bertha Bay-Sa Pan is a

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Director, Writer and Producer. Born in New Jersey and raised in

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, Pan was educated at

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(B.A. in Film & Art) and the

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

Graduate Film School receiving a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Directing, while working as a Sales Executive in Film Distribution. Pan's graduate thesis short film at Columbia University, entitled "Face," garnered various awards from Film Festivals worldwide, including the Director's Guild Award for Best Asian American Student Filmmaker and the Polo Ralph Lauren Award for Best Screenplay.

Films

Pan's first feature film was titled '' Face'' (like her award-winning graduate thesis short film) – which stars

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, Bai Ling, Kieu Chinh, Ken Leung, Treach,

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and Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award nominee

Tina Chen Tina Chen (Traditional Chinese: 陳婷, Hanyu Pinyin: Chén Tíng) (born November 2, 1943) is a Chinese-American stage, film, and television actress who starred in the films ''Alice's Restaurant'', '' Three Days of the Condor'', and '' The Hawa ...

. It premiered at the 2002

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in the Dramatic Competition, co-written by Oscar nominee Oren Moverman, featured a score by Leonard Nelson Hubbard of

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and an original theme song written and performed by Naughty By Nature ; other artists on the soundtrack included Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch, Bahamadia,

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, and

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. “Face” obtained the CRITICS AWARD for Best Director at the CineVegas Film Festival, The Audience Award at the GenArt Film Festival, and the Grand Jury Award for Best Director at the Urbanworld Film Festival. Pan was nominated for the Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award at the

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., and awarded the Premio Speciale Prize at the International Women's Film Festival in Turin, Italy. “Face” was released theatrically in 2005, and received glowing reviews from major publications including The New York Times (as a New York Times Critic's Choice), Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter, TV Guide, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Star Ledger, The Chicago Tribune, and the BBC, and is currently available on DVD and cable TV. Pan's Second Feature, ''

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'' stars Kelly Hu, Edison Chen,

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Christina Chang Christina Chang () is a Taiwanese actress, who has appeared in ''24 (TV series), 24'', ''CSI: Miami'', and ''Nashville (2012 TV series), Nashville''. Currently she plays Dr. Audrey Lim, Chief of Surgery, on ''The Good Doctor (TV series), The G ...

, and Tony Award winner Roger Rees. It screened at various Festivals including The

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, The

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(as Centerpiece Film), Hawaii International Film Festival (as American Immigrant Filmmaker in Profile), Friars Club Comedy Film Festival (a Grand Jury nominee),

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(selected as a "Must See Film"),

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amongst others; and was the Opening Night Film of San Diego Asian Film Festival, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, and

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. Pan also received the

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's HBO EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD. The film had a limited U.S. theatrical release in 2012, garnering positive reviews from Variety, San Francisco Examiner, The Honolulu Pulse, etc.

Short films and music videos

Pan's graduate thesis short film, which she did at

was entitled ''Face'' like her first feature film, and was awarded a number of accolades, including the Director's Guild Award for Best Asian American Student Filmmaker and the Polo Ralph Lauren Award for Best Screenplay. Pan has also directed the short films "Sluggers" starring

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and

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(which played at Urbanworld Film Festival and

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); Lucy in the Sky starring Zoe Margaret Colletti. Catherine Curtin, Danny Burstein,

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, Kelly Hu, and Whoopi Goldberg (selected by Newport Beach Film Festival, Heartland Film's Indy Shorts International Film Festival,

, and

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, etc.); segments of

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's 3D concert film Open Fire which premiered at

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, and produced feature films such as ''Fighting Fish'' (winner of Best Feature at LA Femme Film Festival and Nashville Film Festival's New Directors Competition Honorable Mention). Pan has directed music videos for

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's (of

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) "Just Can't Hold," Chris Trapper's (of

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) "Wish I Was Cool" and "Look What The Wind Blew In," and Princess Katie and Racer Steve's "Sand in My Sandwich." Her Official Production Company is known as "Slew Picture

launched in 2008.

Filmography

*''Lucy in the Sky'' (2018) (short) - Director *''

's Open Fire 3D Concert Film'' (2016) - Segment Director *''

'' (2011) - Writer, Director, Producer *''Fighting Fish'' (2010) - Producer *'' Face'' (2002) - Writer, Director, Producer *''Sluggers'' (2001) (short) - Writer, Director, Co-Producer *''Face'' (1997) (short) - Writer, Director Producer

Music Videos

*Princess Katie and Racer Steve's "Sand in My Sandwich" (2010) * Chris Trapper - "Look What The Wind Blew In" (2010) * Chris Trapper - "Wish I Was Cool" (2007) *Tre Hardson aka

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- "Just Can't Hold On" (2005)

References

External links

Slew Pictures Official Site
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