Coolie
As of April 28, 2026, Coolie is a series that has completed production. The production company attached is Cathay Film Company. Attached are director Arvin Chen; and producers In-Ah Lee, Ed Buhr and 1 other. It was scheduled to start shooting in Dominican Republic in December 2023. Production List last updated this listing on April 28, 2026.
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Project Summary
In the mid-1800s, when the African slave trade was banned in the Americas, Cuban plantation owners began importing indentured Chinese laborers called "coolies." Wong, a young woman from southern China, marries a political exile working on a Cuban sugarcane plantation. Together with other laborers and African slaves, they strive for freedom. However, the plantation owner's spurned wife and her ex-lover conspire against them, potentially impacting Cuba's destiny.
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Cast & Crew
Directing
| Director | Arvin Chen |
Production
| Producer | In-Ah Lee |
| Producer | Ed Buhr |
| Producer | Meileen Choo |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
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Working on Coolie
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