Sean Wang
{{Short description|Film director}}
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| alma_mater = University of Southern California (BFA)
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| years_active = 2020–present
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Sean Wang (traditional Chinese: 王湘聖; born 1994 or 1995) is a Taiwanese-American film director.{{Cite news |last=Sperling |first=Nicole |date=2024-02-02 |title=Young Filmmaker Lives His 'Fairy Tale' at Sundance |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/02/business/media/sean-wang-sundance-film-festival.html |access-date=2024-02-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} His documentary short, Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó, premiered at the 2023 South by Southwest, where it won both the Grand Jury Award and the Audience Award.{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Jordan |date=2023-03-14 |title=SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces 2023 Jury and Special Awards |url=https://www.sxsw.com/film/2023/sxsw-film-tv-festival-announces-2023-jury-and-special-awards/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=SXSW |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Jordan |date=2023-03-20 |title=2023 SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces Audience Award Winners |url=https://www.sxsw.com/film/2023/2023-sxsw-film-tv-festival-announces-audience-award-winners/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=SXSW |language=en-US}} It went on to be nominated for Best Documentary Short Film at the 96th Academy Awards.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-23 |title=2024 Oscars Nominations: See the Full List |url=https://aframe.oscars.org/news/post/2024-oscars-nominations-full-list |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Morfoot |first=Addie |date=2024-01-26 |title=Disney + Sets Release Date for Oscar Nominated Docu Short 'Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/disney-plus-nai-nai-and-wai-po-release-date-oscar-nominee-1235886621/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
His feature-length directorial debut, Dìdi, premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it received the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-26 |title=The Complete List of 2024 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners |url=https://festival.sundance.org/blogs/the-complete-list-of-2024-sundance-film-festival-award-winners/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Sundance Film Festival |language=en-US}} Wang also won two Independent Spirit Awards for the film.{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Rebecca |date=February 22, 2025 |title='Anora’s Cinderella Story Continues With Three Independent Spirit Awards Wins |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/anora-independent-spirit-awards-wins-awards-insider |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}
Early life and education
Wang is from Fremont, California, and was raised in a Taiwanese American family.{{cite news |title=Sean Wang made a home movie. Now, he and his grandmothers are going to the Oscars |url=https://apnews.com/article/oscars-short-nai-nai-wai-po-wang-6651a448e1f9598b6581a9cf95c35c33 |access-date=11 March 2024 |work=Associated Press |date=14 February 2024 |language=en}} He attended and graduated from Irvington High School.{{Cite web |last=Chen |first=Crystal |date=2024-03-11 |title=Sean Wang's "Nai Nai and Wai Po" Delivers a Lighthearted and Touching Glimpse into Our Grandparents' Lives. |url=https://ihsvoice.com/2024/03/11/sean-wangs-nai-nai-and-wai-po-delivers-a-lighthearted-and-touching-glimpse-into-our-grandparents-lives/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=The Irvington Voice}} Afterwards, he attended film school at the University of Southern California, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in film and video production in 2016, and worked for Google Creative Lab. He participated in multiple Sundance Institute programs, including the director and screenwriter labs.
Filmography
- Still Here (2020)
- H.A.G.S. (2021){{cite news |last1=Souter |first1=Collin |title=Short Films in Focus: H.A.G.S. (Have a Good Summer) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/features/short-films-in-focus-hags-have-a-good-summer |access-date=11 March 2024 |work=RogerEbert.com |language=en}}
- Sunday (2021)
- Dumbfoundead: Secret Menu (2022)
- Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó (2023)
- Dìdi (2024)
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|7648876}}
- [https://www.seanwangfilm.com/ Sean Wang's personal website]
{{Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay}}
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Category:Film directors from California
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:American film directors of Taiwanese descent
Category:American documentary film directors
Category:University of Southern California alumni
Category:Sundance Film Festival award winners
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