Yvonne Zhang is a writer-director
whose stories are rooted in early
memories of her mother’s nightly
visions of death. She draws on
traditions of magical realism,
weaving dream logic into modern
lives shaped by screens and virtual
worlds. Her short Carrion (2022)
screened at festivals worldwide
including SFFILM, PÖFF Shorts and
Tampere Film Festival, where it
was awarded Best Genre Film. Her
second short Sweetwater Aquarium
(2024) played at Vienna Shorts,
LSFF and the Norwegian Short Film
Festival, where it was awarded the
Golden Chair for Best International
Short. Yvonne holds a foundation in
Fine Art from Central Saint Martins,
a BA in English Literature from
Edinburgh University and an MFA in
Directing from the American Film
Institute. She is currently Filmmaker-
in-Residence at Somerset House,
London.