Beijing, 1990
Berlin, 2023
Sundance Grantee / Berlinale Talents / Nipkow Fellow / IDFAcademy / Logan Nonfiction Fellow / Zurich Academy
Filmmaker, Writer, Comedian.
Often deals with alienation, migration and identity, and focuses on the sensibility and tangibility of moments, the unspeakable nature of relationships and the humour that produced through self-awareness.
Once upon a time worked in fashion, publishing and performance Art.
Currently busy on first feature, THE TWO MOUNTAINS WEIGHING DOWN MY CHEST, short fiction ACROSS THE WATERS, and a screenplay A HAZY ROMANCE.
DocNomads, Master, Directing
University of Manchester, Bachelor, Drama and Film
Beijing Language and Culture University, Bachelor, English
Lived in China, UK, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Philippines, US, Portugal, Hungary, Belgium.
Speaks Mandarin, English, German and Spanish.
Notable Awards
Best Project, Kirch Foundation Awards, Filmfest Munich, 2023
Best Project, European Short Pitch, 2022
Jury Special Mention, Berlinale Doc Station Pitch, 2021
Jury Special Mention, Best Student Documentary, International Documentary Filmfest Amsterdam, 2020
Best Documentary, Leuven International Short Fim Festival, 2021
Best Film, Diaspora International Short Film Festival, 2021
Best International Short Film, Ibiza Independent Film Festival, 2022
Onion Seed Award, MakeDox Creative Documentary Film Festival, 2021
Jury Special Mention, Leiden Shorts, 2021
Best Student Short Documentary, Porto Femme International Film Festival, 2020
Best Short Documentary, Neoclassics Mediafest, 2021
Silver Eye Award Nominee, Institute of Documentary, 2020
Best Mobile Short, Short to the Point, 2019
Grants
BKM Documentary Production Fund, 2023
CNC Short Film Production Fund, 2023
Sundance Documentary Fund, 2022
Berlin Artist Funding for Women in Film/Video, 2022
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, 2018-2020
Residency
CAST&CUT Hannover Residency, 2023
Lago Film Resicency, 2023
Munich Film Up & Pop-up Residency, 2022-2023
Saga Residency, Iceland, 2022
Locarno Documentary Academy, Switerland, 2022
Lios Lab Arts of Ecology Residency Programme, Poland, 2022
Logan Nonfiction Fellow, NY, USA, 2022
Nipkow Fellowship, Berlin, Gemany, 2021
IDFA Project Space, the Netherlands, 2021
IDFAcademy, the Netherrlands, 2020
SoundImageCulture, Belgium, 2020
Berlin, 2023
Sundance Grantee / Berlinale Talents / Nipkow Fellow / IDFAcademy / Logan Nonfiction Fellow / Zurich Academy
Filmmaker, Writer, Comedian.
Often deals with alienation, migration and identity, and focuses on the sensibility and tangibility of moments, the unspeakable nature of relationships and the humour that produced through self-awareness.
Once upon a time worked in fashion, publishing and performance Art.
Currently busy on first feature, THE TWO MOUNTAINS WEIGHING DOWN MY CHEST, short fiction ACROSS THE WATERS, and a screenplay A HAZY ROMANCE.
DocNomads, Master, Directing
University of Manchester, Bachelor, Drama and Film
Beijing Language and Culture University, Bachelor, English
Lived in China, UK, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Philippines, US, Portugal, Hungary, Belgium.
Speaks Mandarin, English, German and Spanish.
Notable Awards
Best Project, Kirch Foundation Awards, Filmfest Munich, 2023
Best Project, European Short Pitch, 2022
Jury Special Mention, Berlinale Doc Station Pitch, 2021
Jury Special Mention, Best Student Documentary, International Documentary Filmfest Amsterdam, 2020
Best Documentary, Leuven International Short Fim Festival, 2021
Best Film, Diaspora International Short Film Festival, 2021
Best International Short Film, Ibiza Independent Film Festival, 2022
Onion Seed Award, MakeDox Creative Documentary Film Festival, 2021
Jury Special Mention, Leiden Shorts, 2021
Best Student Short Documentary, Porto Femme International Film Festival, 2020
Best Short Documentary, Neoclassics Mediafest, 2021
Silver Eye Award Nominee, Institute of Documentary, 2020
Best Mobile Short, Short to the Point, 2019
Grants
BKM Documentary Production Fund, 2023
CNC Short Film Production Fund, 2023
Sundance Documentary Fund, 2022
Berlin Artist Funding for Women in Film/Video, 2022
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, 2018-2020
Residency
CAST&CUT Hannover Residency, 2023
Lago Film Resicency, 2023
Munich Film Up & Pop-up Residency, 2022-2023
Saga Residency, Iceland, 2022
Locarno Documentary Academy, Switerland, 2022
Lios Lab Arts of Ecology Residency Programme, Poland, 2022
Logan Nonfiction Fellow, NY, USA, 2022
Nipkow Fellowship, Berlin, Gemany, 2021
IDFA Project Space, the Netherlands, 2021
IDFAcademy, the Netherrlands, 2020
SoundImageCulture, Belgium, 2020