Lulu Wang

LULU WANG is a director, producer and writer. With the rare ability to captivate audiences with her sincere storytelling and global perspective, Wang continues to establish herself as a writer and filmmaker to watch.

Most recently, Wang released her second feature The Farewell, which she both wrote and directed.

It premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition, earning Wang a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize. After its success at Sundance, A24 picked it up for worldwide distribution. Since then, Variety named Wang among its “Top Ten Directors To Watch in 2019”. The film won Best Feature at the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards, as well as a Best Actress Golden Globe for Awkwafina and a Best Supporting Actress Spirit Award for Zhao Shuzhen. Other nominations included “Best Feature” and “Best Screenplay” at the 2019 Gotham Independent Film Awards, AFI’s Top Ten Films in 2019, as well as “Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language” at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards.

Wang’s debut feature film, Posthumous, was released by The Orchard in 2014. Wang was awarded with the Chaz and Roger Ebert Directing Fellowship at the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards for the film.”