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Untitled Scientist Project

Man with his head in his hands

This film follows the life and work of a respected Chinese American scientist within the challenging geopolitical landscape of national security, academic freedom, and racial profiling.

Length

90 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

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Jiayan Shi

Producer/Director

Jiayan “Jenny” Shi is a documentary filmmaker who is passionate about stories that find shared humanity and compassion. Her debut documentary Finding Yingying was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy Award. Jenny is a Firelight Documentary Lab fellow, a New America fellow, and a Sundance | The Asian American Foundation fellow.

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Diane M. Quon

Executive Producer

Academy Award-nominated Diane Quon is an independent producer, whose documentaries include: the Oscar-nominated Minding the Gap, aka Mr. Chow, Emmy Award-nominated Finding Yingying, Emmy Award-nominated Wuhan Wuhan, Oscar short-listed Bad Axe, Breaking the News, and Surf Nation. Diane is a member of AMPAS and the PGA.