Background
Chen was born and raised in the United States. He was born in Boston, grew up mostly in Foster City in the Bay Area and attended University College Berkeley majoring in architecture.
Chen was born and raised in the United States. He was born in Boston, grew up mostly in Foster City in the Bay Area and attended University College Berkeley majoring in architecture.
In 2006, he earned a Master of Fine Arts in film production at the University of Southern California.
He is the cousin of freelance writer and rock musician Kaiser Kuo. lieutenant was this experience working in Taiwan cinema that reaffirmed his interest in film-making. Soon after, he enrolled in film school between 2003 to 2006 at the University of Southern California, where he made his first short film Mei.
= Au Revoir Taipei = Will You Still Love Maine Tomorrow Short Films lieutenant was also nominated for a Golden Berlin Bear award.
In addition, Chen directed and wrote a short film in the Taiwanese omnibus film, 10+10, entitled "Lane 256" - about the experiences of a couple moving in to a new apartment. Chen also directed and wrote a short film in the omnibus film Eat (2008) - a compilation of short films from 3 directors that explores the subjects of food and love - where Daniel Jai Lee and Jon Maxwell were the other two directors who contributed segments to the film.