Xuezhao Wan (Zhao), from Dali, Yunnan, China. She studies Film and Visual Art at Emerson College in Boston as a graduate student and earned a bachelor’s degree in Media Studies from the University of Missouri. Her film works have been selected for many film festivals, including Cannes Short Film Corner in France, Wayside Film Festival, The Harvard College Film Festival, and Mizzou Chancellor's Showcase, and have been featured at Ragtag Cinema in Columbia, Missouri.