Bio
Yvonne Zhang is a British-Chinese director and writer who uses folklore, dream worlds and digital media to explore immigration, memory and loss.
Her short CARRION was a CAA Moebius Official Selection and awarded finalist in the Shore Scripts and Screencraft Film Funds. CARRION won the Alfred P. Sloan Production Award and was executive produced by CAVIAR (The Rider, Sound of Metal, War Pony). Her next short, SWEETWATER AQUARIUM, is currently in post-production.
Yvonne completed her MFA in Directing at the American Film Institute where she was selected as a BAFTA US Scholar for two years running and was awarded the AFI David Geffen Fellowship, Fulbright Scholarship, P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship and AAUW Fellowship.
Yvonne holds an MA in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh and a foundation in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins, London. She was raised by a fiery single mother who saw death in her dreams, and whose visions continue to haunt and inspire her work.
Her short CARRION was a CAA Moebius Official Selection and awarded finalist in the Shore Scripts and Screencraft Film Funds. CARRION won the Alfred P. Sloan Production Award and was executive produced by CAVIAR (The Rider, Sound of Metal, War Pony). Her next short, SWEETWATER AQUARIUM, is currently in post-production.
Yvonne completed her MFA in Directing at the American Film Institute where she was selected as a BAFTA US Scholar for two years running and was awarded the AFI David Geffen Fellowship, Fulbright Scholarship, P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship and AAUW Fellowship.
Yvonne holds an MA in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh and a foundation in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins, London. She was raised by a fiery single mother who saw death in her dreams, and whose visions continue to haunt and inspire her work.