To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey

*To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey*
To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey
Chinese	家倩的人生之旅
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jiā Qiàn de Rén Shēng Zhī Lǚ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	gaa1 sin6 dik1 jan4 sang1 zi1 leoi5

To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey
To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey
	Film release poster
Directed by	Brian Jamieson
Written by	Brian Jamieson
Screenplay by	Brian Jamieson
Produced by	Brian Jamieson; Lawrence K.W. Tseu; Bo Hing Chan Tseu
Starring	Nancy Kwan; Sandra Allen; Marciano Batista; Joan Chen; Edward S. Feldman; Bey Logan; Norbert Meisel; France Nguyen; Vivian Wu
Narrated by	Nick Redman
Cinematography	Dave Strohmaier; Brandon L. Hull; Craig McCourry
Edited by	Brandon L. Hull; David Strohmaier
Music by	Chris Babida
Production; company	Redwind Productions
Distributed by	Locomotive Distribution
Release date	December 2009 (Women in Film Festival);
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; Cantonese

To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey (Chinese: 家倩的人生之旅) is a 2009 docudrama about actress Nancy Kwan. Directed and written by former Warner Bros. executive Brian Jamieson, the film depicts Kwan's meteoric rise to fame when she was selected to star in the 1960 film The World of Suzie Wong and the 1961 film Flower Drum Song. In an era when White people played the Asian roles in Hollywood, Kwan's achievement was groundbreaking. The film portrays Kwan's being cast for inconspicuous roles after her early success.

To Whom It May Concern was filmed in locations in several countries, including Cambodia, Hong Kong, and the United States. In Cambodia's 12th-century temple Angkor Wat, Kwan grapples with the death of her son, Bernie Pock, from AIDS at the age of 33 in 1996.

The film is being screened in film festivals internationally. It was awarded "Best Feature Documentary" by American International Film Festival and WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. Reviewers praised the documentary for its judicious use of archival footage and poignant interviews with Kwan. Several reviewers characterized the clips of Kwan's watching "The World of Suzie Wong" as unnecessary and unpolished.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Mohajerani, Tanya (2010). "To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey". Cinequest Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Edwards, Russell (2010-04-04). "To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey". Variety. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
^ Brieger, Peter (2010-03-22). "Half a century on, 'Suzie Wong' still a star in Hong Kong". AsiaOne. Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
^ ^a ^b "Ka Shen Credits" (PDF). Redwind Productions. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

[Mohajerani-1] Mohajerani, Tanya (2010). "To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey". Cinequest Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-09-18.

[Edwards-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Edwards, Russell (2010-04-04). "To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey". Variety. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2011-09-16.

[Brieger-3] Brieger, Peter (2010-03-22). "Half a century on, 'Suzie Wong' still a star in Hong Kong". AsiaOne. Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2011-09-16.

[Credits-4] "Ka Shen Credits" (PDF). Redwind Productions. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

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