BIOGRAPHY
My journey from tea enthusiast to storyteller is a brew of passion, endurance, and cultural fusion. Growing up in China, I was mesmerized watching my father practice Gong Fu Cha, which planted the seeds of a lifelong love affair with tea.
Along the journey, I started creating children’s entertainment shows. And XIAOLIN SHOWDOWN became a global hit. The animated TV series was produced by Warner Bros and aired on Cartoon Network worldwide for four seasons.
Recently, her debut novel, FLYING FILLIES, takes readers on a historical action-adventure, introducing the Women Airforce Service Pilots who flew military planes during WWII.
I love working on the story of TEA: The Drink That Changed the World. On this project, I get to combine my passions for tea, history, and filmmaking, taking viewers on a breathtaking journey to uncover long-buried secrets and reveal a true story that has never been told before.
Shot in 4K, the TEA documentary traces the origin of Oolong and Black tea behind the forbidden tea region nestled in the misty mountains of Wuyi Shan and how tea spread from China to the West.
Fluent in English and Chinese, I bring a multicultural zest to my work. When I’m not behind the camera or writing, I can be found hosting spirited tea talks and tasting events.
Join me on this extraordinary journey and discover how a humble beverage changed the world – one cup at a time!
WORK
Prior to my career in filmmaking, I worked with media companies including Sony Pictures, DirecTV, and TV Guide. While at Sony, I was part of a small expatriate team in Hong Kong developing a pan-regional entertainment network named AXN.
In 2000, I founded ActionFliks Media, an award-winning studio with a simple goal: Create enduring entertainment for kids and families.
This endeavor taught me that successful franchises take more than just great ideas. It would be helpful to have a team of talented individuals and creative-forward networks to make things happen.
My other creations include XIAOLIN SHOWDOWN, HULALA GIRLS, XIAOLIN CHRONICLES, and brand video storytelling for corporations.
AWARDS
- Emmy Awards for Xiaolin Showdown
- Telly Awards for Xiaolin Chronicles & other brand/corporate videos.
- W3 for corporate videos
I am fortunate to work on a diverse range of projects, spanning media, entertainment, and corporate work. If I can help your projects get off the ground, please reach out. I’d love to hear from you.
Get in touch here.
MY STORY
I am a dreamer. Have been since I was a little girl growing up in China. My family moved to the United States when I was a teenager.
Shy and speaking embarrassingly poor English, I felt so out of place. Not just a foreigner or an alien, more like a “foreign alien.” I befriended burritos and blew up like a balloon. Seriously, my size doubled in 3 months. My self-confidence was shattered. My dreams were on life support. It was not pretty.
A combination of realizations catapulted me out of my collapse; I couldn’t squeeze into my jeans, didn’t understand what the other schoolkids said, and my young spirit was getting loud, “Christy, wake up! This is not who you are!”
So I sought a way out and discovered a new friend – not wrapped in a tortilla. The Tube! Television became my tutor. Watching TV was homework. For kids reading this today, TV is for after homework.
Climbing out of my fat-rut, adapting to a new culture, and learning a language during my teenage years taught me a valuable life lesson:
If life hands you lemons, make a lemonade empire!
This principle guides my life – a journey of constant change and personal/professional growth. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Thank you for visiting our website, and I hope to sip tea with you soon.
With love & gratitude,
Christy