About me

Louise Zhang is a Chinese born, and New York based filmmaker. Born and Louise Zhang is a Chinese-born, New York-based writer, director, and cinematographer. Born and raised in Shanghai, Louise moved to New Hampshire at the age of 15, where she discovered her love for literature, language, and storytelling. Her films cross many genres, combining an eastern sensibility with western storytelling and evoking universal emotions through specific narratives.


Her films cross many genres, combining an eastern sensibility with western storytelling, evoking universal emotions through specific narratives. Louise recently received her MFA degree from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

Education
2023
M.F.A. Graduate Film, New York University, NY
2022
B.S. Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Awards & Nominations
2022
Finalist for Cary Fukunaga Production Grant
2022
Finalist for Volker Bahnemann Award for Outstanding Cinematography
2021
Finalist for Sloan Feature Production Grant
2021
Nestor Almendros Award for Best Female Cinematographer
2020
Cinematography Graduate Associate @ NYU Grad Film
2019
Maurice Kanbar Scholarship
2018-2020
Tisch School of the Arts Scholarship
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