Directing

Chloé Zhao

Born March 31, 1982 · Beijing, China (age 44)

Chloé Zhao (born Zhao Ting, in Chinese: 赵婷; 31 March 1982) is a Chinese-born filmmaker. She is known primarily for her work on independent films. For her film Nomadland (2020), Zhao is the second of three women to win the Academy Award for Best Director. Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015), her debut feature film, premiered at Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim and earned a nomination for …

Known For

Eternals

Eternals · 2021

MovieScience FictionAction

The Eternals are a team of ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. When an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows, they are forced to reunite against mankind’s most ancient enemy, the Deviants.

Mickey 17

Mickey 17 · 2025

MovieScience FictionComedy

Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.

Hamnet

MovieDramaRomance

The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

Mother Mary

Mother Mary · 2026

MovieMusicDrama

Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm on the eve of her comeback performance.

Nomadland

Nomadland · 2021

A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

The Rider

The Rider · 2018

MovieDramaWestern

Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over after a horse crushed his skull at a rodeo. In an attempt to regain control of his own fate, Brady undertakes a search for a new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of the United States.

Songs My Brothers Taught Me

Songs My Brothers Taught Me · 2015

Songs My Brothers Taught Me

This complex portrait of modern-day life on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation explores the bond between a brother and his younger sister, who find themselves on separate paths to rediscovering the meaning of home.

Daughters

Daughters · 2010

When Maple, a quiet 14-year old girl living in rural China, is forced into an arranged marriage, she takes a dangerous path to free herself.

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Eternals

Eternals · 2021

MovieScience FictionAction

The Eternals are a team of ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. When an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows, they are forced to reunite against mankind’s most ancient enemy, the Deviants.

Director

Mickey 17

Mickey 17 · 2025

MovieScience FictionComedy

Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.

Thanks

Hamnet

MovieDramaRomance

The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

Director

Mother Mary

Mother Mary · 2026

MovieMusicDrama

Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm on the eve of her comeback performance.

Thanks

Nomadland

Nomadland · 2021

A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

Director

The Rider

The Rider · 2018

MovieDramaWestern

Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over after a horse crushed his skull at a rodeo. In an attempt to regain control of his own fate, Brady undertakes a search for a new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of the United States.

Director

Songs My Brothers Taught Me

Songs My Brothers Taught Me · 2015

Songs My Brothers Taught Me

This complex portrait of modern-day life on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation explores the bond between a brother and his younger sister, who find themselves on separate paths to rediscovering the meaning of home.

Director

Daughters

Daughters · 2010

When Maple, a quiet 14-year old girl living in rural China, is forced into an arranged marriage, she takes a dangerous path to free herself.

Producer

Benachin

Benachin · 2011

The annual Chinese spring festival dinner gets a little complicated when the family's only son brings home his Senegalese girlfriend.

Director

Fall

MovieRomanceFantasy

In this beautiful romance, a woman follows a stranger through New York City while creating a vivid fantasy with him in her mind.

Assistant Director

The Graduates

The Graduates · 2024

A year after her boyfriend dies from gun violence, a young woman prepares to graduate high school as she navigates an uncertain future alongside a community that is searching for ways to heal.

Executive Producer

The Atlas Mountains

The Atlas Mountains · 2009

The Atlas Mountains

MovieDramaRomance

Helen Thomas is an unhappily married woman. While spending Christmas alone at home, she forms a brief yet passionate relationship with Tarik El Bez, a quiet immigrant worker who comes to fix her computer on a cold December night. Trapped in a small living room, the two loners find themselves engaging in a gentle struggle between intimacy and privacy.

Producer

Konbini Vidéo Club

Konbini Vidéo Club · 2018

Konbini Vidéo Club