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Alexandra Cheng. Born in Singapore and raised in Hong Kong, Alexandra Cheng is a producer committed to collaborating with unique, diverse voices to tell compelling, universal stories that both reflect the world we live in today and the world we hope to live in tomorrow. She has an emphasis on elevating underrepresented creators to audiences worldwide and particularly loves multicultural, multilingual stories that transcend national borders. Cheng has worked in the entertainment industries in Singapore, London, and Los Angeles. A recent alumni of the Peter Stark Producing program at USC, she currently works for A24's new management/production venture 2AM.
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Damon Laguna is an award-winning filmmaker who aspires to create character-driven, humanistic content that features diverse characters from underrepresented backgrounds. Damon graduated from the prestigious USC School of Cinematic Arts’ MFA Film & Television Production program as a George Lucas Scholar and his work has been featured in over 50 film festivals around the world including the Student Academy Awards, Austin Film Festival, HollyShorts, and more. Damon’s directorial debut short film, HEADLOCK, was nominated for a Student Academy Award and won the USC First Look Social Change Award and Outstanding Director Award. Damon currently lives in Los Angeles where he is producing / directing for a variety of clients including television production companies, technology companies, YouTube channels, and live award shows.
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Beidi Wang. Originally from Beijing, China, Beidi grew up as a single child in the hub of theatre and television. She was a child news reporter in CCTV-14, a Chinese national broadcast, and a child actor starring in sitcoms on national television. Beidi studied Journalism at University of Oregon and graduated from University of Southern California’s MFA program in 2021, specializing in directing/producing. Her works were sponsored by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Film Independent and KCET, which have been screened and awarded at CineAsia, FILMETS Badalona Film Festival, Independent Shorts Award, Nowness Asia, JellyFEST & etc. Beidi is interested in making modernist films discovering underrepresented East Asian female stories. She believes in any innovative cinematic experience that will rejuvenate movie-making to a new era.
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DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Chaochen Li is from Beijing, China. He has worked as a cinematographer for numerous narrative and commercial works, receiving awards from US and European film festivals. He recently got his MFA from USC School of Cinematic Arts, majored in Film Production. Two thesis films he shot, MR. THISFORTHAT and ASYNC, earned him two consecutive nominations from the ASC Heritage Award. With more than 8 years of filmmaking experience both in the US and in China, he believes he can always bring a distinctive vision into his works.
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