Finding Yingying | 2020 Heartland International Film Festival

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After Yingying Zhang, a 26-year-old Chinese student, disappears from an American campus within weeks of her arrival, the Zhang family travels to the U.S. for the first time to search for her. "Finding Yingying" is the story of who Yingying was: a talented young woman loved by her family and friends.

In English and Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles.

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Festivals and Awards:

SXSW, Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Voice

Year
2020
Runtime
98 minutes
Language
English, Mandarin
Country
U.S.
Rating
Violence

Director
Jiayan "Jenny" Shi
Producer
Brent E. Huffman, Diane Quon
Executive Producer
Mark Mitten, Ken Pelletier, Jolene Pinder, Gordon Quinn, Sheila Nevins
Cast
Ronggao Zhang, Lifeng Ye, Xiaolin Hou, Xinyang Zhang, Liqin Ye

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Finding Yingying

After a young Chinese student goes missing on a university campus, her family travels to the U.S. for the first time. While unraveling the mystery of her disappearance, they discover how much her life has touched others.