Yee Chih-Yen

Films in our catalogue

BLUE GATE CROSSING

Meng is a 17 year-old high school student who often laments that she is no longer a carefree soul. She is been carrying one secret for too many years. One day, she decides to unburden her secret on Zhang, a fellow 17 year old. Zhang, a blithe spirit, is the (...)

Biography

After graduating from Taiwan's Cheng-chi University with a degree in western literature, Yee Chih-yen entered the UCLA's film production program in theater arts.His student works have won recognition, winning the 1987 Golden crown for Best Short Film, and was nominated for the Samuel Goldwyn script competition. Graduating in 1988, Yee returned to Taiwan to work in advertising industry. His works have won the China Times Commercial Awards, and Yee became a well-known director of commercials. Beside directing for television and the cinema, he also functioned as a producer, scriptwriter and critic, and has lectured on films. in a ten-year period, Yee has directed many TV dramas and made his movie debut with LONELY HEARTS CLUB in 1995, a film about problems of youth and homosexuality. BLUE GATE CROSSING is his second film.