Child of the Owl
Narrative | In Development
When twelve-year-old Casey is sent to San Francisco Chinatown to live with her grandmother, she embarks on a journey to reunite with her estranged father, reconnect with her cultural identity, and discovers a hidden animal realm– testing her love and courage along the way.
We have been granted exclusive rights to develop Laurence Yep’s award-winning “CHILD of the OWL” book into a live action magical realist film series set in 1970s San Francisco Chinatown.
Director, Producer: James Q. Chan
Producer: Marie Colabelli, p.g.a
Adapted Screenplay: James Q. Chan, Eugenie Chan
“THE DIRECTION OF ESCAPE IS TOWARD FREEDOM.
SO WHAT IS ‘ESCAPISM’ AN ACCUSATION OF?”
— Ursula K. Le Guin (on Cultural Perceptions of Fantasy)