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Filmography
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Known For
Nomadland Director (2020) -
Eternals Director (2021) -
The Rider Director (2017) -
Known For
Songs My Brothers Taught Me Director (2015) -
Producer
Nomadland (2020)
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The Rider (2017)
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Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015)
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Daughters (2010) -
Simple Pleasures (2009) -
The Atlas Mountains (2009) -
Post (2008)
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Producer
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Director
Eternals (2021)
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Nomadland (2020)
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![The Rider]( "The Rider")
The Rider (2017) -
![Songs My Brothers Taught Me]( "Songs My Brothers Taught Me")
Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015) -
Benachin (2011)
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![Daughters]( "Daughters")
Daughters (2010) -
![The Atlas Mountains]( "The Atlas Mountains")
The Atlas Mountains (2009) -
DirectorPost (2008)
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Writer
![Eternals]( "Eternals")
Eternals (2021) -
![Nomadland]( "Nomadland")
Nomadland (2020) -
![The Rider]( "The Rider")
The Rider (2017) -
![Songs My Brothers Taught Me]( "Songs My Brothers Taught Me")
Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015) -
![Daughters]( "Daughters")
Daughters (2010) -
![The Atlas Mountains]( "The Atlas Mountains")
The Atlas Mountains (2009) -
WriterPost (2008)
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Archive footage
![TheQuartering]( "TheQuartering")
TheQuartering (2021) -
![The Bolt Report]( "The Bolt Report")
The Bolt Report (2021) -
![The Early Rundown]( "The Early Rundown")
The Early Rundown (2021) -
Archive footage
![IMDbrief]( "IMDbrief")
IMDbrief (2021) -
![Entertainment Tonight]( "Entertainment Tonight")
Entertainment Tonight (2021) -
Editor
![Nomadland]( "Nomadland")
Nomadland (2020) -
![Songs My Brothers Taught Me]( "Songs My Brothers Taught Me")
Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015) -
![The Atlas Mountains]( "The Atlas Mountains")
The Atlas Mountains (2009) -
EditorPost (2008)
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Additional Crew
![Boneshaker]( "Boneshaker")
Boneshaker (2013) -
Additional Crew
![If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise]( "If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise")
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Yue-Sai's World (2005)
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Second Unit Director or Assistant DirectorThe Layabouts (2009)
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
![Bridal Party]( "Bridal Party")
Bridal Party (2008) -
Script and Continuity DepartmentNasceu Maria (2011)
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Camera and Electrical Department
![Slavenka]( "Slavenka")
Slavenka (2009)
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Did You Know
Trivia
She is the first Asian woman to be nominated for and win the Academy Award for Best Director, as well as the first woman of color ever nominated and win in that category.
Quotes
[why she makes films about the American heartland] It goes back to when I was a teenager in China, being in a place where there are lies everywhere. [Filmmaker Magazine, 2013]
Personal Details
Born
Beijing, China
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