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Sheldon Chau
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Born in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles, Sheldon developed a passion for movies as a child when his dad brought home Jackie Chan films via a local laserdisc rental store. As a teenager, he discovered that movies went beyond entertainment when both his drama teacher and artist uncle recommended films from the Criterion Collection. After college, Sheldon made a short documentary in which he interviewed his father and learned of his parents’ harrowing journey out of Vietnam as boat people; this cemented his commitment to storytelling through filmmaking. Sheldon holds a BA from UC Irvine in Film Studies and an MFA from NYU Tisch in directing and cinematography. Sheldon’s work has screened…
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5.8A teenage boy takes playfulness a tad too far when he interrupts a man on his morning run by throwing eggs out the window.
Flying Eggs
2018
NRTwo outsiders – Maya, a Nepali immigrant working overnight to build a future, and Danny, an unhoused Black veteran searching for warmth and shelter – clash over one small space. Maya reaches for the law, then a gun, to belong.
Private Property
2026
NRA hotshot investment firm CEO who prides himself in both representing Brooklyn and supporting local artists decides to venture into an ambitious real estate project to revolutionize a local neighborhood's art scene.
In Max We Trust
2021
Behind the camera
5.8A teenage boy takes playfulness a tad too far when he interrupts a man on his morning run by throwing eggs out the window.
Flying Eggs
2018
NRTwo outsiders – Maya, a Nepali immigrant working overnight to build a future, and Danny, an unhoused Black veteran searching for warmth and shelter – clash over one small space. Maya reaches for the law, then a gun, to belong.
Private Property
2026
NRA hotshot investment firm CEO who prides himself in both representing Brooklyn and supporting local artists decides to venture into an ambitious real estate project to revolutionize a local neighborhood's art scene.
In Max We Trust
2021