Yumeng Han
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Biography
Yumeng Han is a writer-director and producer based in New York. Relocating to New York, he uses cinema to explore deep and meaningful connection between individuals in morden society. As writer/director, Yumeng’s short film Crossing River was selected in Pardi Di Domani of the 70th Locarno Festival, the short film competition of the 61st San Francisco International Film Festival, and acquired distribution through Kinoscope. As a producer, he has worked many award-winning shorts that have screened at 50+ festivals throughout the world including BFI London FIlm Festival, Rhode Island International Film Festival, Outfest, Austin Film Festival, Show Me Shorts New Zealand and many more. They have been awarded Best Student Short at Cinequest Film Festival, a Special Mention at Durban International Film Festival, a finalist for HBO APA Visionaries, and been supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Sundance Institute, The National Film Board of Canada and the Spike Lee Production Award. He is an alumni of the Graduate Film Program of New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
Known For
A Mormon couple ties the knot.
Together Forever
Desperate to live up to his father’s expectations, a talented but inconsistent minor league baseball player turns to steroids, igniting a dangerous transformation of body and mind.
In My Blood
A non-binary Chinese-American drag queen returns to their home town to confront their estranged father about the childhood memories that continues to haunt them.
Little Sky
After a fellow officer takes his life, a New York City policeman is forced to reckon with his own suicidal ideation.
Rubber Gun Club
An immigrant couple caring for their grandchildren receives an unexpected visitor after hours, threatening to throw their lives into complete disarray.
In Freedom
A Chinese deliveryman navigates the gritty streets of Brooklyn while trying to make sense of his own inner landscape as an immigrant.
On the Margin
After her mother's traditional Chinese medicine shop is vandalized, a young botanist draws on the resilience of her local community and the healing remedies of her ancestors to contend with her deepest anxieties.
Roots That Reach Toward The Sky
Upon returning to his hometown to investigate the murder of a young girl, Lieutenant Zhang falls into the memories of his youth in the city.
Under the Ruins
As a couple with an age difference, Tong and Fang try to navigate their uncertain love relationship on a surfing trip, during which they face an unforeseen loss in life.
Like Wave Like Cloud
Over the course of an ordinary day, a young Chinese construction worker deals with isolation and loneliness all the while searching for something meaningful to hold on to.
Crossing River
Life for Fede, a high school student living in nun-run housing in Italy, is reliably routine until a new visitor arrives, inspiring her to go out of her way to make a connection.
Incroci
At an exclusive Upper East Side party, a young man named Adam discovers a hidden portrait of an enigmatic woman from the 16th century called The Red Sultan. As his fascination with the woman evolves into an obsession, he seeks out help to escape from his nightmare.