Yi
"Sanchez"
Yang

Chinese writer–director–producer based in New York.
Drawn to injustice and violence against women, the social truths no one wants to tell, and original stories that hit hard.

Study MFA Screenwriting · Feirstein / Brooklyn College, CUNY
Based New York, USA
Email sanchezyiyang@gmail.com
Languages English · Mandarin · Cantonese · Hakka

02 — Producer

Producing

2023
Two Lost Brothers
Short Film · Drama · Dir: Stanley Leung · Producer
Two Lost Brothers
A Chinese migrant worker spends his life savings to travel to America in search of his younger brother — separated from him during China's One-Child Policy era.
★ Best Student Short — Oakland Film Festival
2025
Birdwatchers
Short Film · Horror · Dir: G. Gotham Smith · Producer
Birdwatchers
Under the pretense of an owl prowl, three early-teens go searching for a local legendary ghost, rumored to have reappeared.
Festival circuit — submissions open
2025
Dai Lik
Short Film · Drama · Dir: Christopher Yang · Producer
Dai Lik
When a Chinese-American teenager's football aspirations clash with his immigrant mother's vision of security through education, a family confrontation forces them both to reconcile their different definitions of success.
In post-production
2026
Rewritten
Short Film · Drama · Dir: Ziyi Hu · Producer
Rewritten
A female hacker takes revenge on the men in power who caused the death of her partner, a Yaoi author — and the fates of those involved will be rewritten.
In post-production
2026
Life on Venus
Short Film · Drama · Dir: Sydney Tyson · Producer
Life on Venus
High school besties Stella and Eris have a sleepover after an intense dance audition. Tensions rise after they start drinking.
In post-production
In Progress
2026
Deliverance of the Bee
Short Film · Drama · Dir: Huifang Wang · Producer
Deliverance of the Bee
Fin, chasing an ideal life as thirty draws near, drifts step by step into solitude and weightlessness. Only by untying the wishes spoken through others can she slip free from the web — and take flight once more into the unknown.
Currently shooting
2026
Z.W.
Short Film · Horror · Sci-fi · Dir: Joshua Lacle · Producer
Z.W.
Z.W., a famous visual artist with a memory illness, takes extreme measures to ensure her sovereignty when she realizes the A.I. nurses watching over her are attempting to harvest her intellectual property.
Pre-production
2026
Untitled Vampire Film
Short Film · Horror · Romance · LGBTQ+ · Dir: Jackie Kosmacki · Marketing Producer
A drifting, spiritually hollow woman deliberately seeks out a vampire and demands to be turned, finally finding in death the life she never had.
Pre-production
2026
Wrinkled and Reckless
Short Film · Romance · Spirituality · Dir: Adrian Suarez Avila · Producer
An elderly couple, tested by religious conviction, set out to rediscover sexual intimacy and desire — each in their own way.
Pre-production

03 — Director

Directing

Eggs
Drama · Magical Realism · 2024 · Writer · Director
Eggs
A forgetful man keeps buying eggs. As cartons pile up, his relationship and daily life begin to quietly collapse around him.
The Visit
Drama · Horror · 2023 · Writer · Director
The Visit
A teacher pays a home visit to a student — and discovers that the parents are hiding something deeply unsettling.
Autumn Leaves
Drama · MOS · No Dialogue · 2022 · Writer · Director
Autumn Leaves
In a world without music, a man begins to hear a presence he has never been able to understand.
The Promotion
Drama · 2022 · Writer · Director
The Promotion
When her boyfriend is offered a promotion, his girlfriend pressures him to turn it down — until a hidden secret changes everything.
Be Happy Again
Drama · 2022 · Writer · Director
Be Happy Again
A beloved dog passes away — and returns in human form for one last game of fetch with the person who loved them most.
Caviar
Drama · Magical Realism · Comedy · 2021 · Writer · Director
Caviar
A government poverty-relief official arranges for rural children to eat caviar as a showcase of progress — and watches his plan spectacularly backfire.

04 — Writer

Writing

Feature
Feature · Drama
The Child Thief
A mother steals children from the wealthy and offers them as sacrifice to God — all for the sake of her own child's future.
Thesis · In progress
Feature · Drama · Adaptation · True Story
Apple Elevator
A schizophrenic poet navigates life inside a psychiatric institution — based on a true story.
First Draft
Feature · Drama · Romance
Maya
Through three relationships marked by damage and loss, Maya searches for herself.
First Draft
Television
Pilot · Drama
On Line
A woman trafficked into a telecom scam compound begins to find her footing — as a scammer.
Pilot · Complete
Series · Sci-Fi · Dark Comedy
Be God
A terminally ill scientist and a president obsessed with immortality agree to swap heads. Neither is fully prepared for what comes next.
Bible Finished
Mini-Series · Drama
Cult Story
A man develops a rare form of prenatal depression — and the investigation into his condition unravels a cult that has been sacrificing infants.
First Draft

More scripts in progress — updated regularly.

05 — Actor

Acting

Credits
The Kill
Short Film · Horror · 2022 · A woman is stalked by a serial killer.
The Kill
Taiwanese Food Commercial
Commercial · 2026 · Upcoming
Taiwanese Food Commercial

06 — Artwork

Artwork

Theatre
Unheard Music
原无曲 — Unheard Music
2018 · Stage Play · Writer · Director · Changsha
A 2-hour original play. After a rape occurs at a construction site, the silence of those around it allows the cycle of violence to continue.
A Woman's Decision
Play Games
一个女人决定… — A Woman's Decision
2017 · Short Stage Play · Comedy · Writer · Director · Changsha
A woman ashamed of herself decides to end her life — until she swaps identities with a femme fatale, falls for a roast goose vendor, and finds her new self challenged all over again by the gap between who she was and who she pretends to be.
★ Excellent Prize · Nanshan Theatre Festival 2017
Play Games
2018 · Stage Play · Assistant Director · Changsha
Adapted from an award-winning Taiwanese literary work. A story about a daughter who has been violated, and her mother — who remains forever frozen in the moment of her child's suffering, while her daughter ages endlessly alone.
Artwork
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2019 · Interactive Installation · Artist · Hong Kong
An interactive installation where participants become the executioner — reassembling food as a body, following steps that mirror the brutal process of female genital mutilation.
Slowness
換太子
Slowness
2021 · Installation · Artist · Hong Kong
Materials: bed, LED lights, motion sensors. Graduation exhibition at CUHK. The dangerous and dreamy temptation of escaping reality.
__換太子 — Exchange Prince Edward
2021 · Community Art · Artist · Hong Kong
In the Prince Edward district of Hong Kong, people exchanged everyday objects and stories, deepening connection within the community.
Photography
The Excavator
Going To Work
The Excavator
2018 · Digital Photography · Photographer · Guangzhou
A 7-photo series documenting workers and scenes at a Chinese construction site.
Going To Work
2018 · Digital Photography · Photographer · Yueyang
A 14-photo series about construction and workers at a Chinese chemical plant.

07 — Experience

Experience

From Engineering to Empathy: A Creative Evolution

I began my journey as an engineering student, but my time on construction sites and my observations of social narratives sparked a realization: my true calling lay in the human story, not just the physical structure. This pivot led me to the world of avant-garde theatre, where I explored gender and social issues through immersive performance.

To deepen my artistic foundation, I pursued Fine Arts at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), focusing on installation and community art. Simultaneously, I spent four years as a Director and Content Producer in Shenzhen. Navigating the fast-paced media industry, I interviewed people from all walks of life and delivered over 70 documentaries and films. This period was my "creative bootcamp," honing my ability to translate complex client needs into compelling visual narratives under high pressure.

Seeking to master the craft of cinema, I moved to the U.S. to study Filmmaking at SCAD. However, my growing passion for the "soul" of the film led me to specialize in Screenwriting at the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema. Today, I balance the rigorous logic of a Producer — informed by my engineering roots — with the delicate sensitivity of a Writer and Sound Artist. Whether I am managing a set or capturing the subtle textures of sound, I am dedicated to the art of storytelling in all its forms.

Screenwriting & Producing
M.F.A. in Screenwriting / Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema
2023 – Present · New York
Content & Production — SCAD Atlanta
M.F.A. in Film & TV / Savannah College of Art & Design
2022 – 2023 · Atlanta
Documentary & Content — China
Copywriter & Director — Shenzhen Evening News / Red-More Vision
2019 – 2022 · Shenzhen
Fine Art & Community Art
M.A. in Fine Art — The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2019 – 2021 · Hong Kong
Explored the intersection of installation art and social intervention, refining a conceptual approach to creativity that informs my current film work.
Early Life · Theatre · Animation
B.E. in Safety Engineering — Hunan Agricultural University
2015 – 2019 · Changsha / Guangzhou / Beijing