Mei-Juin Chen is a native of Taipei, Taiwan.  After graduating from Taiwan University in 1989, she moved to Los Angeles, where she received an M.A. in Visual Anthropology from the University of Southern California.  In 1993, she founded Lotus Film Productions and embarked on a career as a documentary filmmaker, pursuing projects in Taiwan, China, and the United States.  Her award-winning work has appeared on television in more than 100 countries and at major international film festivals. In addition to her credits as a director, Ms. Chen has produced TV documentaries for Sony Columbia Pictures, acted in a supporting role in the MGM film "Red Corner" (starring Richard Gere), and served as co-curator of video programming for LA Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) and the American Film Institute’s national video festival.  In 2000, Ms. Chen received the Most Outstanding Asian Artist Special Award from Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Chinese American Arts Council, and New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs.  "Women of the Southern Wind" is her most recent film.