Sean Wang

Sean is an Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker currently based in Los Angeles. He is a Google Creative Lab 5 alum, former Sundance Ignite Fellow, and 2023 Sundance Screenwriters & Directors Lab Fellow.

His most recent short, Nai Nai & Wài Pó (Grandma & Grandma), premiered at SXSW 2023 where it won the Grand Jury Prize & Audience Award. It went on to win Jury awards at AFI Fest & SIFF and was nominated for an Academy Award®. It is currently streaming on Disney+ & Hulu.

His feature directorial debut, Dìdi (弟弟), premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival where it was awarded the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award, Special Jury Prize for Best Ensemble Cast, and was acquired by Focus Features for worldwide distribution. It was released in the summer of 2024 to critical acclaim and was named a New York Times Critics’ Pick.

Photo provided by Sean Wang.