An award-winning experimental filmmaker with expertise in media and cinema studies, Chi Jang Yin's work investigates the gaps in history that are invisible to others. Yin’s expertise in experimental documentary, VR documentaries, Cinéma Vérité, and media literacy informs a diverse body of work that is recognized internationally in galleries, exhibitions, and film festivals. Yin holds an MFA and BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC).
Yin’s films have been shown at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany; Uppsala Short Film Festival, Sweden; Chicago International Film Festival; Los Angeles Film Festival; European Media Arts Festival in Osnabrouck, Germany; Kasseler Dokumentarfilm-und Videofest, Germany; Asolo Art Film Festival, Italy; The Lazniz Centre for Contemporary Art, Poland; Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, Czech Republic; Toronto International Film Festival, Canada; Manchester Arts Centre, United Kingdom; The Contemporary Center of Art, Bulgaria; and Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival, IDFA, The Netherlands.
Yin was a nominee for the Excellence in Teaching Award. Her recent research and teaching examine the cultural foundations of Nuclear Discourse and US Gun Violence, focusing on the use and misuse of media to shape bias and understanding.
Awards:
–Jury Choice Award, Thomas Edison Film Festival (formerly “Black Maria Film Festival”)
–Winner of Best Film, Experimental Video Architecture at the Fiaticorti Film Festival, Italy
–Nominated Film Award, Gdansk DocFilm Festival, Poland
–Distinction Prize Award, Poland IN-OUT Film Festival, the Centre for Contemporary Art (Centrum Sztuki Wspólczesnej Laznia), Poland
–Best Film on Architecture, Asolo Art Film Festival, Asolo, Italy
–Second Grand Prize Award, Athens International Film Festival, Athens, OH
–Best of Film Festival, Thaw International Film and Digital Media Festival, Iowa City, IA
–Finalist Award for Media Arts, Illinois Arts Council, Chicago, IL
–Best Documentary Short, Georgetown Independent Film Festival, Washington, DC
To learn more about Yin's research and teaching, visit https://chijangyin.art
Research Area
Cinema Production, Directing, Interactive Media
Specific Research Area
Experimental Cinema, Experimental Documentary, Cinéma Vérité, VR documentary, Video Art, Media and Cinema Studies