Chloé Zhao

Chloé Zhao

Chloé Zhao or Zhao Ting (born March 31, 1982) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, and producer. Her debut feature film, Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015), premiered at Sundance Film Festival. Her second feature film, The Rider (2017), was critically acclaimed and received several accolades including nominations for Independent Spirit Award for Best Film and Best Director. Zhao was born and raised in Beijing, China, to father and stepmother, Chinese actress Song DanDan. Growing up, she was very rebellious, and drawn to influences from Western pop culture. She attended a boarding school in London before moving to Los Angeles to finish high school. Zhao studied at Mount Holyoke College earning a bachelor's degree in political science. She worked odd jobs as a party promoter, in real estate, and bartending before studying film production at New York University Tisch School of the Arts. In 2010, Zhao's short film Daughters premiered at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and won Best Student Live Action Short at the 2010 Palm Springs International ShortFest and Special Jury Prize at the 2010 Cinequest Film Festival. In 2015, Zhao directed her first feature film, Songs My Brothers Taught Me. Filmed on location at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, the film depicts the relationship between a Lakota Sioux brother and his younger sister. The film premiered as part of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at Sundance Film Festival. It later played at Cannes Film Festival as part of the Director's Fortnight selection. The film was nominated for Best First Feature at the 31st Independent Spirit Awards. In 2017, she directed The Rider, a contemporary western drama which follows a young cowboy's journey to discover himself after a near-fatal accident ends his professional riding career. Similar to her first feature, Zhao utilised a cast of non-actors who lived on the ranch where the film was shot. Zhao's impetus for making the film came when Brady Jandreau - a cowboy whom she met and befriended on the reservation where she shot her first film - suffered a severe head injury when he was thrown off his horse during a rodeo competition. Jandreau later starred in the film playing a fictionalised version of himself as Brady Blackburn. The film premiered at Cannes Film Festival as part of the Directors' Fortnight selection and won the Art Cinema Award. The film earned her nominations for Best Feature and Best Director at the 33rd Independent Spirit Awards. At the same ceremony, Zhao became the inaugural winner of the Bonnie Award, named after Bonnie Tiburzi, which recognizes a mid-career female director. The film was released on April 13, 2018 by Sony Pictures Classics and was critically acclaimed. In April 2018, it was announced that Amazon Studios greenlit Zhao's upcoming untitled Bass Reeves biopic, a historical Western about the first black U.S. Deputy Marshal. Zhao is set to direct the film and write the screenplay. In September 2018, Marvel Studios hired her to direct a film based on the Eternals.

  • Popularity : 3.664
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1982-03-31
  • Place of Birth : Beijing, China
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Chloé Zhao Movies

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    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals

    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals

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    Join director Chloe Zhao and the Cast of Eternals as they recount their experiences during the making of Marvel Studios’ most ambitious film to...

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  • 2022
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    Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

    Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

    7.9 2022 HD

    With exclusive behind-the-scenes access into Herzog’s everyday life, rare archive material and in-depth interviews with celebrated...

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  • 2008
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  • 2008
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  • 2011
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    Benachin

    Benachin

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  • 2009
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    The Atlas Mountains

    The Atlas Mountains

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  • 2009
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    The Atlas Mountains

    The Atlas Mountains

    1 2009 HD

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    The Atlas Mountains

    The Atlas Mountains

    1 2009 HD

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    The Atlas Mountains

    The Atlas Mountains

    1 2009 HD

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  • 2021
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    Nomadland

    Nomadland

    7.198 2021 HD

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  • 2010
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    Daughters

    Daughters

    4 2010 HD

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  • 2015
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    Songs My Brothers Taught Me

    Songs My Brothers Taught Me

    7 2015 HD

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  • 2021
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    Eternals

    Eternals

    6.847 2021 HD

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  • 2015
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    Songs My Brothers Taught Me

    Songs My Brothers Taught Me

    7 2015 HD

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  • 2018
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    The Rider

    The Rider

    7.3 2018 HD

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    Hamnet

    Hamnet

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    Hamnet

    Hamnet

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  • 2024
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    The Graduates

    The Graduates

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  • 2018
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    The Rider

    The Rider

    7.3 2018 HD

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  • 2018
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    The Rider

    The Rider

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  • 2015
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    Songs My Brothers Taught Me

    Songs My Brothers Taught Me

    7 2015 HD

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  • 2015
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    Songs My Brothers Taught Me

    Songs My Brothers Taught Me

    7 2015 HD

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  • 2010
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    Daughters

    Daughters

    4 2010 HD

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  • 2021
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    Nomadland

    Nomadland

    7.198 2021 HD

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    Nomadland

    Nomadland

    7.198 2021 HD

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  • 2010
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    Daughters

    Daughters

    4 2010 HD

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  • 2021
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    Nomadland

    Nomadland

    7.198 2021 HD

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  • 2021
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    Eternals

    Eternals

    6.847 2021 HD

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  • 1970
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    Dracula

    Dracula

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    Dracula

    Dracula

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    Dracula

    Dracula

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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

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    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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    Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

    5.5 2014 HD

    Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of...

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