Directed by Geoff Sean Levy
NOWNESS: Chasing Light
DIRECTOR
Geoff Sean Levy
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Ian Kaplan
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Grand Crew
1STAD
Eva Minemar
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Konstantin Lyubimov
STUDIO ASSISTANT / SOUND MIXER
Mariana Urrego
CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT
Bella Savignano
ADDITIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
Chris Tharp
1ST AC:
Sunnie Kim
GAFFER SWING
Adrian Reyes
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Maurice Guadalupe
Matthew Morales
FEATURING
Wellington Chen, Chinatown Partnerships
Sio Wai Sang, Golden Jade Jewelry
Dr. Warren Chin, MD
Yanyun Kin & Jose Pacheco Chinatown B.I.D.
Suemei Leung
Bayer Lee, First Chinese Baptist Church
Khanh Tran & Spencer Okada, Artbean Coffee Roasters.
POST-PRODUCTION: Cross Cut Pictures
Editors: Ali Mao, Rill Causey
Color: Jared Rosenthal
Sound Design/Mix: Hansdale Hsu
Original Score: Xander Rodzinski
Post Production Supervisor: Jenni Loo
GRAPHICS & TITLES: Sunday Afternoon
Co-Founder & Partner: Juan Carlos Pagan
Co-Founder & Partner: Ahmed Klink
Executive Producer & Partner: Audrie Poole
Production Manager: Lizzie Brightly
Senior Designer: Xiaoyu Xue
Designers: Aarman Roy, Kee Wei Chin, Simon Freour, Ruiqi Zhou, Yuan Zhang
Interns: Rand Rivera, Ariana Gupta
PHOTOGRAPHY
Geoff Sean Levy
Wellington Chen
ARCHIVAL IMAGERY
Artbean Coffee
Bettmann Collection
CC Langill
Chinatown Bid
Dr. Warren Chin
Edmund Gillond
Getty Images (Bettmann, Archive Photos)
Inna Xu
Jami Gong
Lost Years Media
Museum of Chinese in America
Museum of The City of New York
New York Public Library
Paul Calhoun
Periscope FIlm LLC
Peter Van Wijk
Robert Iulo
Shorpy / Juniper Gallery
Wallach Collection
Wellington Chen
William C. Greene
SPECIAL THANKS
168 Centre Street
183 Centre Street ds
Cindy Loo
Chinatown Partnerships / Chinatown B.I.D.
Derong Li
Handheld Films
Jack Newton
James / haiPOWER
Phil Chong / Canal Street Market
Within the cultural landscape of Manhattan’s Chinatown, six business owners and community leaders reflect on the neighborhood’s evolving identity, the imperative to document its change, and the importance of bolstering future generations while honoring heritage in sustaining the neighborhood’s future.