Sean Wang
Film director
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Sean Wang (traditional Chinese: 王湘聖; born 1994 or 1995) is a Taiwanese-American film director.[2] His documentary short, Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó, premiered at the 2023 South by Southwest, where it won both the Grand Jury Award and the Audience Award.[3][4] It went on to be nominated for Best Documentary Short Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[5][6]
Sean Wang | |||||||
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| Born | 1994 or 1995 (age 31–32)[1] | ||||||
| Alma mater | University of Southern California (BFA) | ||||||
| Occupation | Film director | ||||||
| Years active | 2020–present | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 王湘聖 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 王湘圣 | ||||||
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His feature-length directorial debut, Dìdi, premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it received the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award.[7] Wang also won two Independent Spirit Awards for the film.[8]
In June 2025, Wang was invited to join the Short Films Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[9]
Early life and education
Wang is from Fremont, California, and was raised in a Taiwanese American family.[10] He attended and graduated from Irvington High School.[11] Afterwards, he attended film school at the University of Southern California, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in film and video production in 2016, and worked for Google Creative Lab.[2] He participated in multiple Sundance Institute programs, including the director and screenwriter labs.[2]
Filmography
- Still Here (2020)
- H.A.G.S. (2021)[12]
- Sunday (2021)
- Dumbfoundead: Secret Menu (2022)
- Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó (2023)
- Dìdi (2024)
