Cindy Di Xin(III)

Cindy is an award-winning female filmmaker who has written and directed six short films. She earned a master's degree in Film Production with an emphasis in Directing from Chapman University and the School of Visual Arts. In the last three years, Cindy has been nominated and awarded at seventeen film festivals, including a few Academy Award qualifying festivals. Cindy is currently finishing up post-production on her short film The Day at the Beach and writing her first feature film script. After living in China and the United States, she became a bi-cultural female filmmaker. She enjoys traveling and living in different countries and cities. In her films, she enjoys telling family dramas and bi-cultural stories. Her bi-cultural female perspective is beneficial in helping audiences find their voices and see the new world in their everyday lives. She also likes to travel as an observer. Aside from being a filmmaker, she is also a still photographer. They are a source of inspiration for her. "Life cannot be perfect," she says, "but through cinema, people can find a solution or be healed; by trying to accept what we have in order to make our lives better and more meaningful."