Chloé Zhao
MARVEL
"Don’t listen to the naysayers who say you’re a woman, you can’t do it."
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Chloé's work combines: Writing, Film, and Being Creative
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Los Angeles Highschool/Highschool Affliated to Renmin University of China
Graduate Degree
Film Studies/Politics
Tisch School of Arts (NYU)
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Filmmaker:
Bachelor's Degree
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Life & Career Milestones
I've taken a lot of twists and turns
1.
In 2010, my short film "Daughters" premiered at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and won Best Student Live Action Short at the 2010 Palm Springs International ShortFest.
2.
In 2015, I directed my first feature film, "Songs My Brothers Taught Me."
3.
My debut feature film, "Songs My Brothers Taught Me" (2015), premiered at Sundance Film Festival.
4.
In 2017, I directed "The Rider," a contemporary western drama which follows a young cowboy's journey to discover himself after a near-fatal accident ends his professional riding career.
5.
In April 2018, it was announced that Amazon Studios greenlit my upcoming untitled Bass Reeves biopic, a historical Western about the first Black U. S. Deputy Marshal. I am set to direct the film.
6.
The film was released on April 13, 2018 by Sony Pictures Classics and was critically acclaimed.
7.
2021 - I am the second woman ever and first woman of color to win the Oscar for Best Director.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
You're a disgrace to your home country.
How I responded:
Ignore the Noise and focus on your passions and goals.