Yi Chen
Producer/Director
Yi Chen is an Asian American filmmaker based in Washington, D.C. Her work has been supported by ITVS, Center for Asian American Media, Southern Documentary Fund, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. Her film "Chinatown" aired on PBS station WHUT and won an IndieCapitol Award for Best Documentary Short. Yi was born and grew up in Shanghai, China. She immigrated to the United States after graduating as a first-generation college student. Yi has an MFA in Film and Electronic Media from American University.