FINDING YINGYING
Director/Producer: Jiayan “Jenny” Shi
Producers: Brent E. Huffman and Diane Quon
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Finding Yingying is an Emmy-nominated feature length verite documentary that tells the story of a Chinese family’s search for their daughter--an international student kidnapped within her first weeks in Illinois in 2017. Although a suspect has been arrested, Yingying is still missing and presumed dead. As foreigners dealing with the U.S. criminal justice system, Yingying’s heartbroken family seek justice and closure as the murder mystery unfolds. A revealing examination of the role of Chinese students in the U.S.
IN DISTRIBUTION: MTV DOCUMENTARY FILMS, PARAMOUNT+, PLUTO TV, BILIBILI (CHINA)
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NOMINATED FOR A 2021 NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY: OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTARY
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PRESS
Outstanding Investigate Documentary Emmy-nomination announcement
– MICHAEL SCHNEIDER, VARIETY
“Intense and heartbreaking…a thoughtful examination of what justice means across two different nations.”
—BOBBY LEPIRE, FILM THREAT
“Beguiling…a powerful exploration.”
—ERIC KOHN, KATE ERBLAND, DAVID EHRLICH, INDIEWIRE
“…intimate and haunting…”
—SHERI LINDEN, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER