Nanfu Wang is an award-winning Chinese filmmaker based in the U.S. whose latest film, Night is Not Eternal, a documentary about activist Rosá Maria Payá, is now streaming on HBO and Max. Her feature documentaries include Hooligan Sparrow (Sundance 2016), I Am Another You (SXSW 2017, Special Jury Prize winner), and One Child Nation (Sundance 2019, Grand Jury Prize Winner). Wang was awarded the 2020 MacArthur Genius Grant, and has received four Emmy nominations, was shortlisted for two Academy Awards for her films, and is a recipient of the Independent Spirit Award, the Peabody Award, the George Polk Award, Cinema Eye Honor awards, and an IDA award. In her films, Wang creates intimate character studies that examine the impact of authoritarian governance, corruption, and lack of accountability on the lives of individuals and the well-being of communities. She currently teaches cinematography and editing at New York University.
