Person
Em Li
Directing · Born 2001-10-04 · London, England
Biography
Em Li is a BAFTA-Qualifying writer, director and performer based in London. Drawing from a multi-disciplinary background in theatre, magic, music and more, their imaginative tales often follow drifters and dreamers on the fringes of society, with a reverence towards nature, a penchant for magical realism and a restless theatricality. In 2019, she co-founded production collective “Big Tent Films” under which numerous shorts and music videos have been produced which have screened at festivals worldwide, as well as cultivating almost 1 million views on YouTube. They strive to craft immersive, expressive worlds with a playful approach towards genre and form, seeking out narratives that uplift marginalised voices, especially those of the queer Asian diaspora. In 2021 he was named the BFI’s "Best New Talent" for his short 'MUSIC FOR THE END OF THE WORLD'.
Known for
Maelström
First Assistant Camera
Early Works
Producer
Polymorphia
Assistant Camera
backspace
Producer
Heart Breaker
Director
Spokes & Robbers
Writer
Jo and Jade
Alex
Pulp by Rind
Color Grading
Twenty Dollars
2025
MUSIC FOR THE END OF THE WORLD
The Narrator/Freddie
Filmography
- 2025MaelströmFirst Assistant Camera
- 2025Twenty Dollars
- 2024CMAT (and the Very Sexy CMAT Band) - Live at Barrowland BallroomCamera Operator
- 2024PolymorphiaAssistant Camera
- 2024Spokes & RobbersWriter
- 2023GroundswellWriter
- 2023Fortune Favours the FantabulousThe Couple (2)
- 2022Heart BreakerDirector
- 2022AllotmentColor Grading
- 2022Pulp by RindColor Grading
- 2022Letter to YouColorist
- 2021Dream of NowThe Chaser/Chase
- 2021Rabbits N' RusesThe Armless Statue (voice)
- 2021backspaceProducer
- 2021MUSIC FOR THE END OF THE WORLDThe Narrator/Freddie
- 2020Early WorksProducer
- 2020Milk Before CerealGrip
- 2020Jo and JadeAlex
- 2019Have You Seen Buster?Brad
- —Wheels of FortuneAssistant Camera
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