Free Member Q&A with director Shing-Ching Tsou and actress Nina Ye

Saturday, Jan. 10 2026, 1:00

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• Shih-Ching Tsou is a Taipei-born, New York–based writer, director, and producer whose work bridges cultures and challenges cinematic conventions. A multiple Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Independent Film Award nominee, Tsou is known for her keen humanism, emotional precision, and commitment to portraying underrepresented communities with honesty and empathy. Tsou first drew international acclaim as the co-writer, co-director, and co-producer (with Sean Baker) of Take Out (2004), an award-winning debut established the pair as vital voices in American independent film. She went on to produce Baker’s Starlet (2012), Tangerine (2015), The Florida Project (2017), and Red Rocket (2021) — all of which premiered at major festivals including SXSW, Sundance, Cannes, and Toronto, and earned numerous accolades including multiple Academy Award nominations. Her latest feature, Left-Handed Girl (2025), marks her return to the director’s chair and has been hailed as a bold and intimate portrait of identity, resilience, and creative awakening. Now more than two decades into her filmmaking career, she continues to champion diverse, ambitious, and boundary-pushing cinema, with projects spanning both U.S. and international markets.
• Nina Ye began her acting career in 2020 after appearing in her first advertising commercial work. Despite her young age, she has already gained recognition for her emotionally compelling performances in a range of dramatic roles across film and television. Her credits include the acclaimed TV dramas Rainless Love in a Godless Land (2021) and The Cleaner (2024) where Nina was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2025 Golden Bell Awards as well as the feature films The Post-Truth World (2022) and I am the Secret in Your Heart (2024). Her latest project is the award-winning family drama Left-Handed Girl, written and directed by Shih-Ching Tsou and co-starring Janel Tsai and Shih-Yuan Ma. The film has been selected as Taiwan's official submission for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards.