Directing
Yunqi Richard Li
Yunqi Richard Li is a Beijing-raised, LA-based filmmaker. Shaped by a deeply bicultural upbringing, he is particularly drawn to such themes as collective memory, cultural identity, and selfhood over time. An alumnus of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, he strives to tell intimate, innovative, and introspective stories. His shorts have been selected at Oscar-qualifying festivals, and he continues to collaborate on commercial work for recognizable companies like Netflix and Toyota.
Acting credits
NRA musical depicting the age-old rivalry between football players and musicians as they struggle to find common ground.
Take the Field
2025
NRAfter a college student returns to China and his grandparents, he begins exploring the idea of death in an introspective journey to understand what it means to exist.
Our Last Time
2026
Behind the camera
NRAfter years apart, a father stops by at his son's new, empty house.
Rain Check
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NRAfter years apart, a father stops by at his son's new, empty house.
Rain Check
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NRAfter years apart, a father stops by at his son's new, empty house.
Rain Check
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NRFollowing an unintended pregnancy, a troubled Chinese-American boy faces the crushing responsibility and emotional weight of fatherhood, past and present.
Teenhood
2025
NRDuring a research trip, an international marine biology student uncovers his lab partner's scheme.
Missing at Sea
2024
NRA recently divorced office worker longs for the quiet embrace of solitude, which seems impossible to attain in the clamor of an indifferent world.
Hermit Crab
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