The Richest Family; The Early Episodes
2012 - ongoing
The work The Richest Family; The Early Episodes is a multi-part video project by Floris Schönfeld in collaboration with Frank Chu.
The center of this work is the internal world of Frank Chu, self-professed intergalactic movie star and well-known San Francisco Bay Area resident. Frank believes that he is the victim of an intergalactic conspiracy that is based around him being the star of a popular television sitcom called The Richest Family. This show features him and his family and is recorded without his consent and broadcast to huge audiences in a number of alternate galaxies known as the 12 Galaxies. He can often be found at large public demonstrations in the San Francisco Bay Area protesting for impeachment of various public figures who he sees as complicit in this conspiracy.
The work The Richest Family; The Early Episodes consists of a number of bootleg episodes of the television show The Richest Family that are made in collaboration with Frank himself. As well as staring in the episodes, Frank is involved in the directing, scripting and editing of the pieces. The Richest Family; The Early Episodes are the first episodes of The Richest Family to be seen on Earth that have Frank’s full consent. The project currently consists of three episodes.
The Richest Family; the Early Episodes (fragment)
digital video series in 3 parts, 42 minutes, 2014 (9 minute fragment)
Featuring Frank Chu
Directed by Frank Chu and Floris Schönfeld
Camera and Editing by Floris Schönfeld
The work The Richest Family; The Early Episodes is a multi-part video project by Floris Schönfeld in collaboration with Frank Chu. The series currently consists of 3 episodes. The fragment shown is from Episode 1.
Production still form The Richest Family; Episode 1
digital video, 16 minutes, 2012
In Episode 1 Frank travels to Universal Studios, Los Angeles to investigate the involvement of the studios in the production of the Richest Family television show.
Production still form The Richest Family; Episode 1
digital video, 16 minutes, 2012
In Episode 1 Frank travels to Universal Studios, Los Angeles to investigate the involvement of the studios in the production of the Richest Family television show.
Production still form The Richest Family; Episode 1
digital video, 16 minutes, 2012
In Episode 1 Frank travels to Universal Studios, Los Angeles to investigate the involvement of the studios in the production of the Richest Family television show.
Production still form The Richest Family; Episode 2
digital video, 11 minutes, 2013
In Episode 2 Frank attends an Occupy protest in downtown San Francisco to tell the crowds about the conspiracy of the 12 Galaxies.
Production still form The Richest Family; Episode 2
digital video, 11 minutes, 2013
In Episode 2 Frank attends an Occupy protest in downtown San Francisco to tell the crowds about the conspiracy of the 12 Galaxies.
Production still form The Richest Family; Episode 2
digital video, 11 minutes, 2013
In Episode 2 Frank attends an Occupy protest in downtown San Francisco to tell the crowds about the conspiracy of the 12 Galaxies.
Production still form The Richest Family; Episode 3
digital video, 15 minutes, 2014
In Episode 3 Frank takes a skiing vacation in Lake Tahoe, visits Reno Nevada and explains his views on money.
Production still form The Richest Family; Episode 3
digital video, 15 minutes, 2014
In Episode 3 Frank takes a skiing vacation in Lake Tahoe, visits Reno Nevada and explains his views on money.
Production still form The Richest Family; Episode 3
digital video, 15 minutes, 2014
In Episode 3 Frank takes a skiing vacation in Lake Tahoe, visits Reno Nevada and explains his views on money.