Miao Chen(II)

Miao Chen is a female filmmaker and theatre artist from China. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chinese Language and Literature from Beijing Normal University, and an MFA in Film Production from USC School of Cinematic Arts. During her time at USC, she wrote and directed ten short films: The One Who Ended Truth, White Coat, Rosy Gun, Norika, Grape, Farewell Gemma, Dandelion, Fortune Teller and Eternal Summer, thesis film VDAY, a feature documentary The Making of Alchemist^8 and a short documentary Gate of Heaven. Her film White Coat won Best Short Student Film at 2021 American Golden Picture International Film Festival, and her film Dandelion got selected by 2024 Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival. She was also awarded a Graduate Fellowship by East Asian Studies Center at USC supporting her experimental film Norika. Apart from filmmaking, theatre practice also constitutes a significant part of Miao's creative career. As a former member of Gate Five Theatre, the only Chinese students' drama club at USC, she directed a one-act Lily and Jasmine, and wrote and directed a full-length play The Tale of A Lake, leaving an influence on the USC Chinese students. Back in China, both her plays Lily and Jasmine (director) and The Lost Gaze (actor-writer-director) were showcased at Prism Mini Theatre Festival based in Beijing; The New Romance of the West Chamber (co-writer) has been touring in major cities of China. Along with the above-mentioned are play-writing and novella works shortlisted in incubation programs or published.