Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin

Filmmaker, Theatre Director, Screenwriter, Actor, Singer, Songwriter and Director

Lahore, Pakistan

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December 2021

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About Vicky

Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin is a multidisciplinary storyteller, award-winning filmmaker and community builder who uses stories to empower and teach through film, theatre, music, and writing. She is the Founder of The Cheeni Chronicles, a blog documenting her life as a first-generation Pakistani-born Chinese immigrant and a base for her personal creative works, and the Co-Founder and Director of OLOMOPOLO Media, a premiere social, visual, media, and performing arts platform for artists and activists based in Lahore.

Her first narrative short film, Separation, won over 50 awards in various film festivals, and she has directed the 10 episodes of Pippi Ki Kahani, a dramatic reading of Urdu translated stories from Pippi Longstocking and a series of sketches that discuss gender issues that men face, Guy Talk. She has also been a curator of several film, arts, and lifestyle festivals in Pakistan, including the WOW Festival and the European Union Film Festival. She has also taught drama and film to the youths.

Many of Vicky's works revolve around working on empowerment, diversity, and finding strength from within and your identity. She works with youths, encouraging them to use their voices to speak up about stories that matter to them. Her ultimate goal is to contribute to increasing kindness in this world by hearing everyone's story. She has multiple designations and roles depending on projects and does not stop working on and contributing to interesting stories.

Gender:
Female

Ethnicity:
Asian

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Pippi Ki Kahani (2021)
Series by OLOMOPOLO Media/Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin Director, Sound Designer Pippi Longstocking, written by Astrid Lindgren, was first published in 1947, was translated into Urdu. OLOMOPOLO Media, in collaboration with the Embassy of Sweden, Swedish Institute and The Astrid Lindgren present Pippi Ki Kahani, a collection of 10 stories being read by Sania Saeed, Nadia Afgan, Samiya Mumtaz, Mina Malik-Hussain and Fawad Khan.
Hijr | Separation (2020)
Film (short) by The Cheeni Chronicles/Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin (Drama) Director, Writer, Producer Meher, Anwar, and Arhab, a bereft and broken family, must face the circumstances around the death of Jibran (Jibi), their son and brother.

Awards

Sweden International Film Festival - Best First Time Filmmaker
(2022)
Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival - Best Screenplay for Short Film - Separation
(2022)
Feel The Reel International Film Festival - 2nd Best of the Fest for Separation
(2021)
Vegas Shorts - Best Narrative Short for Separation
(2021)
LA Independent Women Film Awards - Best First Time FIlmmaker for Separation
(2021)
London International Monthly Film Festival - Best Original Script for Separation
(2021)
Tiete International Film Awards - Bronze Tilapia for Social Awareness Award for Separation
(2021)
Medusa Film Festival - Best Short for Separation
(2021)
Vesuvius International Film Festival - Best First Time Director for Separation
(2021)
Phoenix Shorts Festival - Best Script for Separation
(2021)
Garoa Awards - Socially Awake Award for Separation
(2021)
Nicomedia Film Awards - Best Woman Director for Separation
(2021)
Only The Best International Film Awards Special Award: Only The Best Woman Filmmaker - Separation
(2021)
Only The Best International Film Awards Special Award: Only The Best Film - Separation
(2021)
Only The Best International Film Awards Jury Award: Only The Best First Time Director - Separation
(2021)
South American Awards - Social Impact Award Narrative Short Film for Separation
(2021)
Emerald Peacock International Film Festival - Best Film
(2021)
Emerald Peacock International Film Festival - Best Scenography
(2021)