YVONNE E. ZHANG

is a director and writer based in London.

About
Reel
Work



CARRION (2022)
Narrative
USA
21 min

In an isolated desert motel, a young girl accidentally digs up a rotting carcass. Later that night, something mysterious is unearthed in her mother. 

TRAILER

Writer/Director Yvonne Zhang Producer SF Hartley
Cinematographer Meg White
Production Designer Marina Ramirez Pérez
Editor Jessica Petersen
Executive Producers Bert Hamelink & Corentin De Saedeleer


Supported by
AFI
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Production Award
CAVIAR
SELECTED SCREENINGS
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 / USA
NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL 2022 / USA
LA SHORTS 2023 / USA
URBANWORLD FILM FESTIVAL 2022 / USA
CAA MOEBIUS 2022 / USA
AFI FEST 2022 / USA
CAAMFEST 2023 / USA
FLICKERS’ RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL ROVING EYE 2024 / USA
REEL ASIAN 2022 / CANADA
SÃO PAULO INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2023 / BRAZIL
DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 / SOUTH AFRICA
PÖFF SHORTS 2022 / ESTONIA
TAMPERE FILM FESTIVAL 2023 / FINLAND
KORTFILMFESTIVALEN 2023 / NORWAY
NEUCHÂTEL INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL 2023 / SWITZERLAND
COURT MÉTRANGE 2023 / FRANCE

ICO SCREENING DAYS 2023 / UK

AWARDS
WINNER: BEST GENRE FILM / TAMPERE FILM FESTIVAL 2023
WINNER: BEST DIRECTOR / KINO LONDON 2023
WINNER: MAIN AWARD / SIGNES DE NUIT BANGKOK 2023
WINNER: NIGHT AWARD / SIGNES DE NUIT PARIS 2023
WINNER: BEST STUDENT FILM / NORTH EAST INTERNATIONAL 2023
WINNER: BEST DIRECTOR / LOS ANGELES ASIAN FILM AWARDS 2022
WINNER: BEST SHORT FILM / LOS ANGELES ASIAN FILM AWARDS 2022

WINNER: BEST DIRECTOR / SEVIFF 2023
WINNER: BEST SHORT FILM / SEVIFF 2023
WINNER: BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SHORT FILM / FASCINASIAN 2023
HONORABLE MENTION: CREATIVE PRODUCING / URBANWORLD FILM FESTIVAL 2022
ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION PRODUCTION AWARD 2021
SHORE SCRIPTS TOP FIVE FINALIST 2021
SCREENCRAFT SEMIFINALIST 2021