Writer/Director
Cynthia Lin is a filmmaker and visual artist exploring diasporic memories from the Chinese rural south. Drawing from her experience as a satellite child raised in Fuzhou until age five, Lin writes elliptical, magical-realist stories where the historical past quietly haunts the present, weaving ghost stories which echo the absence of family. Currently studying film at Yale University, Lin has also trained at FAMU in the Czech Republic, and the International Film and Television School (EICTV) in Cuba. Her film projects have been developed through the Asian American Documentary Network and The Gotham Film & Media Institute.
Executive Producer
Sahraa Karimi is an Afghan-Slovak film director and screenwriter whose work bridges art, politics, and the lived experiences of women under oppression. Karimi’s filmography includes about 30 short fiction and documentary films that have been screened at numerous international festivals and broadcast by ARTE France, BBC, and Slovak Television. Her documentary Afghan Women Behind the Wheel won over 25 awards worldwide, and her first feature film, Hava, Maryam, Ayesha (2019), premiered in the Orizzonti Competition at the Venice Film Festival and represented Afghanistan at the Academy Awards.
Producer
Weijia Zhou is a New York–based Chinese producer and filmmaker committed to intimate, socially grounded storytelling that illuminates the human experience. She produced and directed her debut short film Away (2020), which screened at numerous festivals, including the Oscar-qualifying Interfilm Berlin. Weijia’s expertise was shaped through program development roles, including internships at Women Make Movies and Chicago Filmmakers, where she gained hands-on experience in independent film incubation, financing, and distribution, which further strengthened her dedication to amplifying underrepresented voices and local stories.
