Nanfu Wang

Filmmaker

In The Same Breath

2020 MacArthur Genius Grant recipient Nanfu Wang is an award-winning Chinese filmmaker based in the United States. Her feature documentaries include Hooligan Sparrow (Sundance 2016), I Am Another You (SXSW 2017), One Child Nation (Sundance 2019), and In the Same Breath (Sundance 2021). Wang is celebrated for her fearless, bold storytelling. She has received four Emmy® nominations, has been twice Academy Award shortlisted and is a recipient of the Independent Spirit Award, the Peabody Award, the George Polk Award, Cinema Eye Honor awards, and an IDA award.

Participating Sessions

UNDER COVER OF COVID

The coronavirus pandemic is reshaping the ground rules for accountability journalism. In the U.S., the pandemic has nudged the judiciary toward greater acceptance of cameras in the courtroom and virtual attendance of trials, while also rendering it more difficult for journalists, filmmakers and the public to access physical materials related to trials. In much of the world, the new era is proving especially harsh. Contact tracing apps, laws and other...