Nanfu Wang

Known for: Directing

Born: December 31, 1984 in Jiangxi, China

Nanfu Wang is an award-winning filmmaker based in New York City. Her feature documentary I Am Another You premiered at SXSW 2017 in the documentary feature competition. Her feature debut Hooligan Sparrow was shortlisted for the 2017 Academy Award® for best documentary feature. After its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2016, Hooligan Sparrow opened theatrically across North America and was later released on POV, Netflix, Amazon, and iTunes. It has won over twenty awards internationally including a Cinema Eye Honor, a George Polk Award, and the Truer than Fiction Award at the Independent Spirit Awards. Wang was honored by the IDA with the 2016 Emerging Filmmaker Award.