Pan's first feature film was titled
Face (like her award-winning graduate thesis short film) – which stars
Kristy Wu,
Bai Ling,
Kieu Chinh,
Ken Leung,
Treach,
Will Yun Lee and Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award nominee
Tina Chen. It premiered at the 2002
Sundance Film Festival in the dramatic competition, co-written by Emmy Award winner & Oscar nominee
Oren Moverman, featured a score by Leonard Nelson Hubbard of
The Roots and an original theme song written and performed by
Naughty By Nature; other artists on the soundtrack included
Mos Def,
Pharoahe Monch,
Bahamadia,
Adriana Evans,
Delinquent Habits,
Kim Hill (soul musician) of
The Black Eyed Peas, and
David Tao. “Face” obtained the Critics Award for Best Director at the CineVegas film festival, the Audience Award at the GenArt film festival, the Grand Jury Award for Best Director at the Urbanworld film festival, and the Premio Speciale Prize at
Festival Internazionale Cinema delle Donne in
Turin Italy. Pan was also nominated for the
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award at the
Gotham Awards.. “Face” was released theatrically in 2005, and received glowing reviews from major publications including The New York Times (as a New York Times Critic's Choice), Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter, TV Guide, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Star Ledger, The Chicago Tribune, and the BBC, and is currently available on DVD and cable TV. Pan's second feature,
Almost Perfect stars
Kelly Hu,
Edison Chen,
Ivan Shaw,
Tina Chen,
Christina Chang, and Olivier & Tony Award winner
Roger Rees. It screened at various festivals including The
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, The
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (as Centerpiece Film),
Hawaii International Film Festival (as American Immigrant Filmmaker in Profile), Friars Club Comedy Film Festival (a Grand Jury nominee),
Gwangju International Film Festival (selected as a "Must See Film"),
Pune International Film Festival amongst others; and was the Opening Night Film of
San Diego Asian Film Festival, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, and
Boston Asian American Film Festival. Pan also received the
Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival's HBO Emerging Filmmaker Award. The film had a limited U.S. theatrical release in 2012, garnering positive reviews from Variety, San Francisco Examiner, The Honolulu Pulse, etc. Her official production company "Slew Pictures" launched in 2008. and has produced feature films such as
Fighting Fish (winner of Best Feature at
LA Femme Film Festival and
Nashville Film Festival's New Directors Competition Honorable Mention). Pan was one of 42 women directors of
Ava DuVernay's groundbreaking TV series
Queen Sugar, executive produced by
Oprah Winfrey. ==Short Films and Music Videos==