CHILDREN OF INVENTION is a timely drama that addresses the popular and now-classic American dream theme, the corresponding immigrant mentality in America, and the influence of parents’ motivations on their children. Director Tze Chun features a young brother and sister--Raymond and Tina-- who grow up in the Boston suburbs and are left to fend for themselves when their mother gets suckered into a pyramid scene and ends up leaving the children behind in her pursuit. Mother Elaine Cheng has been evicted which forces the three of them to realize that times are tougher than ever. Elaine is a single mom who left Boston for a suburban lifestyle, and once evicted, she tries desperately to find work that will support her family. They end up sneaking into a model apartment and squatting there temporarily. Maintaining a normal life is not easy since Elaine is juggling numerous jobs, one of those being a pyramid scheme company. With Elaine gone all the time, Raymond and Tina turn into latch-key children who entertain themselves making up inventions. One night Elaine doesn’t come home; several days pass and Raymond realizes he must start taking care of his little sister. CHILDREN OF INVENTION issues a perfectly-timed warning to be heeded in the post-BernieMadoff era we’re living in, and provides an amazingly in-depth look at how pyramid schemes affect marginalized minorities. Director Chun did not intend on being prophetic. As he simply stated, “When I wrote the film, I was writing…about the world I grew up in – a subculture of Americans trying to get-rich-quick in order to get themselves out of a financial hole. I didn't foresee the current financial crisis. But with the economy tanking now and foreclosures going through the roof, it seems like everyone's living through some version of what the Chengs go through in the film.”