Known for

Directing

Born

Jan 1, 1985 (41 years old)

Place of birth

Jiangxi, China

Nanfu Wang

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.

Titles

Mind Over Murder

Series • 2022

In the Same Breath

Movie • 2021

One Child Nation

Movie • 2019

Night Is Not Eternal

Movie • 2024

Out of Many, One

Movie • 2018

Hooligan Sparrow

Movie • 2016

I Am Another You

Movie • 2017

Liquor Store Dreams

Movie • 2022