Sean Wang
Sean Wang (born 1994 or 1995) is a Taiwanese-American film director. His documentary short, Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó, premiered at the 2023 South by Southwest, where it won both the Grand Jury Award and the Audience Award. It went on to be nominated for Best Documentary Short Film at the 96th Academy Awards.
Sean Wang
- Name
- Sean Wang
- Education
- University of Southern California (BFA)
- Occupation
- Film director
- Born
- 1994
- Nationality
- United States
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Sean Wang (born 1994 or 1995) is a Taiwanese-American film director. His documentary short, Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó, premiered at the 2023 South by Southwest, where it won both the Grand Jury Award and the Audience Award. It went on to be nominated for Best Documentary Short Film at the 96th Academy Awards.
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Biography
Biography
His feature-length directorial debut, Dìdi, premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it received the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award. Wang also won two Independent Spirit Awards for the film. In June 2025, Wang was invited to join the Short Films Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Key facts
• Name — Sean Wang • Education — University of Southern California (BFA) • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 2020–present • Notable Works — * Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó (2023) • Dìdi (2024)
Early life and education
Early life and education
Wang is from Fremont, California, and was raised in a Taiwanese American family. He attended and graduated from Irvington High School. Afterwards, he attended film school at the University of Southern California, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in film and video production in 2016, and worked for Google Creative Lab. He participated in multiple Sundance Institute programs, including the director and screenwriter labs.
Filmography
Filmography
• Still Here (2020) • H.A.G.S. (2021) • Sunday (2021) • Dumbfoundead: Secret Menu (2022) • Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó (2023) • Dìdi (2024)
Awards and nominations
• Award — Year — Category — Work — Result • Academy Awards — 2024 — Best Documentary Short Film — Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó • AFI Fest — 2023 — Grand Jury Prize – Documentary Short • Austin Film Critics Association — 2025 — Best First Film — Dìdi • CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival — 2024 — Adolph Zukor Prize • Directors Guild of America Awards — 2025 — Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film • Filmfest München — 2024 — CineKindl Audience Award • Hollywood Creative Alliance — 2024 — Best First Feature • Independent Spirit Awards — 2025 — Best First Feature • Best First Screenplay • International Documentary Association — 2023 — Best Short Documentary — Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó • San Diego Film Critics Society — 2024 — Best First Feature — Dìdi • Seattle International Film Festival — 2023 — Documentary Short Grand Jury Prize — Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó • South by Southwest — 2023 — Grand Jury Award – Documentary Short Competition • Audience Award • Sundance Film Festival — 2024 — Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic — Dìdi • 2025 — Vanguard Award for Fiction
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