Sean Wang
Sean Wang | |||||||
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| Born | 1994 or 1995 (age 30–31) | ||||||
| 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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Sean Wang (traditional Chinese: 王湘聖; born 1994 or 1995) is a Taiwanese-American film director. 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. It went on to be nominated for Best Documentary Short Film at the 96th Academy Awards.
His feature-length directorial debut, Dìdi, premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it received the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award. Wang also won two Independent Spirit Awards for the film.