A Lens for Justice: The Cinematic Legacy of Christine Choy Born as Chai Ming Huei in the vibrant yet tumultuous landscape of Shanghai, the artist and filmmaker known to the world as Christine Choy carried within her a profound sensitivity to the shifting tides of history. Her early years were shaped by the complexities of a family identity—born to a Chinese mother and a Korean father who lived as political exiles during China’s Cultural Revolution. This period of displacement, which saw her journey from Shanghai to South Korea before finally arriving in the bustling heart of New and York Cit…