Chi-Jang Yin

Bio and Research Information

Chi-Jang Yin is known for her experimental documentary, which comments on the effect of individuals intertwining with political and socioeconomic infrastructure. Yin’s expertise in Experimental Cinema, Cinéma Vérité, Observational Documentary, Ethnographic Films, and media and film studies informs a diverse body of award-winning work that has been recognized internationally in galleries, exhibitions, and film festivals.

Yin’s films have been shown at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; European Media Arts Festival in Osnabrouck, Germany; Kasseler Dokumentarfilm-und Videofest, Germany; Asolo Art Film Festival, Italy; The Lazniz Centre for Contemporary Art, Poland; Toronto International Film Festival, Canada; Manchester Arts Centre, United Kingdom; The Contemporary Center of Art, Bulgaria; The Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago; The Pacific Film Archive, The University of California-Berkeley; Los Angeles Film Festival, and Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival, IDFA, The Netherlands.

Awards:

–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

Yin was the nominee for Excellence in Teaching Award. Her recent research and teaching examine the cultural foundations of Nuclear Power and US Gun Violence, with a particular focus on the use and misuse of media to alternately shape bias and understanding.

Research Area

• Cinema Production, Multimedia

Specific Research Area

• Experimental Cinema, Cinéma Vérité, Observational Documentary, Ethnographic Films, Media and Cinema Studies