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Em Li

Em Li

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Biography

Em Li is a BAFTA-Qualifying writer, director and performer based in London. Drawing from a multi-disciplinary background in theatre, magic, music and more, their imaginative tales often follow drifters and dreamers on the fringes of society, with a reverence towards nature, a penchant for magical realism and a restless theatricality. In 2019, she co-founded production collective “Big Tent Films” under which numerous shorts and music videos have been produced which have screened at festivals worldwide, as well as cultivating almost 1 million views on YouTube. They strive to craft immersive, expressive worlds with a playful approach towards genre and form, seeking out narratives that uplift marginalised voices, especially those of the queer Asian diaspora. In 2021 he was named the BFI’s "Best New Talent" for his short 'MUSIC FOR THE END OF THE WORLD'.

Known For

Fortune Favours the Fantabulous
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Eccentric, non-binary fortune teller Fei Liu's way of life is threatened when figures and phantoms of present and past visit their tent and plague their subconscious, throwing their own future - and grip on reality - into turmoil.

Fortune Favours the Fantabulous

2023
Early Works
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A teenage girl forgets to do her English homework, and hands in a plagiarized poem. Her lie spins out of control and propels her to a national stage at the London Children's Poetry Awards - but will she get found out?

Early Works

2020
Pulp by Rind
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After Roman’s mother survives a life-threatening illness, he must fight to become her one true love again.

Pulp by Rind

2022
Have You Seen Buster?
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Spirited, determined 12-year-old Jacob embarks on a search for missing dog Buster, encountering wacky townsfolk along the way. A frenetic, fun and energetic comedy with an unexpectedly heartfelt ending.

Have You Seen Buster?

2019
CMAT (and the Very Sexy CMAT Band) - Live at Barrowland Ballroom
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The first ever full-length live concert movie of CMAT and The Very Sexy CMAT Band performing in Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom on the 24th of November 2023. An Irish-Country-Rock-And-Roll Band having a gay old time.

CMAT (and the Very Sexy CMAT Band) - Live at Barrowland Ballroom

2024
backspace
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Ed, an aspiring screenwriter attempts to write the first scene of an ambitious romance film, but when he finds himself out of ideas, he must turn to the real world for inspiration.

backspace

2021
Polymorphia
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After an accident leaves his face entirely bandaged, a neurotic office worker undergoes an identity crisis.

Polymorphia

2024
Milk Before Cereal
6.0

What kind of monster would desecrate a bowl of Kellogg’s Cornflakes like this??

Milk Before Cereal

2020
Rabbits N' Ruses
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An urban fairytale through the streets of London. Facing treacherous tasks and riddling rabbits, a girl must find the missing pieces of a five pound note. In a cashless society, will her story be accepted?

Rabbits N' Ruses

2021
Wheels of Fortune
10.0

An ageist sales manager reluctantly takes over his dismissive father's mobility scooter business. He wants to create a fancy new advert for the store but his father wants to stick to what he knows.

Wheels of Fortune

MUSIC FOR THE END OF THE WORLD
N/A

Would the apocalypse really be all that bad? Teenage Freddie certainly doesn't think so, as he boogies his troubles away on a gorgeous sunny hill...

MUSIC FOR THE END OF THE WORLD

2021
Jo and Jade
6.0

Jo and Jade are two very different teenagers who end up together by a stroke of luck. But as their relationship begins to spiral, Jo invites Jade round for dinner in a last-ditch effort to win her over.

Jo and Jade

2020
Twenty Dollars
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Two strangers meet on a night out in London. After sharing a strong connection, their time together takes a disconcerting turn.

Twenty Dollars

2025
Heart Breaker
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Heartbroken Eric puts on a tune and attends to some business in his basement

Heart Breaker

2022
Spokes & Robbers
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Runaway sisters Isabel and Violet drift, grift and shoplift in the hopes of skipping town. But an ironic twist of fate on the eve of their great escape sees them stranded in the marshes, where they reckon with their relationship, futures and places in the world

Spokes & Robbers

2024
Groundswell
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As an asteroid hurtles towards the earth, two friends journey through the forest in search of a mythical safe haven to escape the impending apocalypse. But is Groundswell truly their salvation or just a fairytale?

Groundswell

2023
Maelström
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On their fortieth anniversary, a troubled woman recounts a recent nightmare she had to her husband.

Maelström

2025
Allotment
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Years after their separation, Marianne accompanies Joe at his allotment. Together, they talk navigating through their lives, their love and the loss of their daughter.

Allotment

2022
Dream of Now
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The Chaser navigates the hostile and surreal world of a recurring nightmare in pursuit of happiness, encountering shifting landscapes and confronting strange entities.

Dream of Now

2021
Letter to You
N/A

Sheltered in her own world of music and carefreeness, a curious young girl fights against a mysterious melancholia as she whizzes on her roller-skates around the most colourful London.

Letter to You

2022