ROBIN WANG
​

        Zhongyu (Robin) Wang is a Student Emmy - winning director, producer, and screenwriter. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English (Highest Distinction) from Duke University and an MFA degree in Film & Television Production from the University of Southern California. 

​

        As a director and producer, Robin has brought his works to over a hundred international film festivals worldwide. Among them, Mother in the Mist, which he produced in 2021, won the DGA Student Film Award for Best Women Filmmaker, the Best Student Film Award at the American Pavillion at the Cannes Film Festival, and premiered at the 20th San Diego International Film Festival. Backlog, the other USC Thesis film he produced alongside Stowe Story Lab in 2022, screened at the Oscar-qualifying Cleveland International Film Festival and LA Shorts International Film Festival.

        The short films he directed have been official selections of Oscar-qualifying film festivals such as LA Outfest, Urbanworld, deadCenter, and Bronzelens, with coverage from Variety, Deadline, and Moviemaker Magazine, and can be viewed on streaming platforms such as Dekkoo, PBS SoCal, Amazon Prime, and RokuTV. 

        In Fall 2021, Robin directed the coming-of-age comedy Wei-Lai. The film won Best Comedy Series at the 42nd College Television Awards and has been an official selection at Bentonville Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, Hollyshorts, as well as a Finalist for KCET – Fine Cut and CAA Moebius. He recently co-directed Jack and Lou, a gangster romance feature film set in 1920s Al Capone’s Chicago with the backing of Warner Brothers.

​

        As a storyteller, Robin is recognized for his coming-of-age Asian-themed comedies with a blend of bittersweet humor, twisted ethics, and heartfelt realities. As one who wanders on the margin of cultures, he wants to continue to explore the meaning of "home" and "homelessness" against the massive backdrop of cultural displacement and the Asian diaspora.

​