Selected by Werner Herzog, she was 1 of 50 international filmmakers to participate in his 2021 Film Accelerator Lab at Lanzarote. Created at the lab, her short documentary THE ISLAND LIVES was selected for 2022 Cannes Court Métrage.
Her short film DAFFODIL is now available on Amazon Prime Video. It was an official selection at 2020 Vancouver Asian Film Festival, awarded Best Short Film Cinematography at 2019 European Cinematography Awards; Best Fantasy Film and Best Female Director at 2019 Independent Shorts Award.
Her first feature length documentary SHE OBJECTS was an official selection at 2016 Sundance Film Festival Hong Kong. It won Best Scientific & Educational Documentary at 2017 Nice International Film Festival.
She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, with a BFA in Graphic Design.
Director for commercials, music videos, documentaries, films, motion-graphics; and Creative / Art Director for marketing and advertising campaign design.
Daffodil |
Official Selection | Award |
| 18min Short Film | 2020 Buenos Aires International Film Festival 2020 Vancouver Asian Film Festival 2020 Julien Dubuque International Film Festival 2020 Manhattan Film Festival 2020 New Hope Film Festival 2020 Madrid Film Awards 2020 New Delhi International Film Festival 2019 European Cinematography Awards 2019 New York Cinematography Awards 2019 Independent Shorts Award |
Best Supernatural Film 2020 New Hope Film Festival Best Short Film Cinematography Best Lighting Design Best Visual Effects Best Film Poster 2019 European Cinematography Awards Best Short Film Cinematography Best Visual Effects 2019 New York Cinematography Awards Best Fantasy Film Best Female Director 2019 Independent Shorts Awards |
Lil’ Tiger |
Official Selection | Award |
| 16min Short Film | 2019 Women's Festival 2019 Hong Kong Art House Film Festival 2019 North Europe International Film Festival 2018 Bentonville Film Festival 2018 Pineapple Underground Film Festival |
Best Director of Short Foreign Film 2019 North Europe International Film Festival |
She Objects |
Official Selection | Award |
| 60min Documentary | 2018 World Documentary Awards 2017 Nice International Film Festival 2016 Sundance Film Festival HK 2016 Ficci Flo Mumbai Film Festival 2016 Reel Women Hong Kong Film Festival |
Award of Merit 2018 World Documentary Awards Best Scientific & Educational Documentary 2017 Nice International Film Festival |
Sundance Film Festival Hong Kong
TEDx Lingnan University
She Objects - Q&A
Lil' Tiger - Q&A
Schools & Universities
More to come!
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