Charles Xiuzhi Dong is an award-winning director, based in Los Angeles. graduated from the NYU, Tisch School of the Arts. He accpeted a directing fellowship from the American Film Institute in 2020. His short films screened at numerous film festivals. Namely, After Class (2020): Santa Barbara, Oberhausen, and Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia: winning Best Short Award. Anshan Diaries (2021) was a finalist for the Student Academy Awards and the Golden Horse Awards which premiered at the 65th San Fransisco International Film Festival. His latest film Langue premiered at the Palm Springs International Shortfest and was a Semi-finalist for the Student Academy Awards.