​​ERIN LI is a second-gen Asian American woman writer and director based in Los Angeles.

 

Li chased what she thought was the American dream in finance before pursuing her passion for filmmaking. This journey informs her work, which often explores the dark side of ambition through drama, fantasy, and sci-fi. Films that Li directed have been programmed by SXSW, TIFF, Comic-Con, Slamdance, and LACMA, and her scripts have sold to 20th Century Fox and Turner Networks.

Li also directed spots in a commercial campaign that launched Adidas’ Community platform. Her Citi #StopAsianHate commercial garnered 6.8MM+ views.

CONTACT

info [at] erinli.com

TV / Film:
Michael Masukawa

Jack Leighton, APA

Jeff B. Cohen, Cohen Gardner Law

CLIENTS

  • Adidas

  • Citi

  • Procter & Gamble

  • Google

  • UCLA

  • (RED)

  • General Electric

  • Omaze

  • Twentieth Century FOX

  • Super Deluxe

PRESS

  • Deadline

  • Upworthy

  • Free the Work

  • Gizmodo

  • Chinese World Journal

  • Mitú

  • Voto Latino

  • SHOOT

  • Film Threat

  • Angry Asian Man

  • Variety

  • Thompson on Hollywood

  • Hollywood Reporter

  • Indiewire

  • Huffington Post

FELLOWSHIPS

  • Ryan Murphy Half Initiative Shadowing Director Program

  • Rideback Rise Circle, Screenwriter

  • Film Fatales Fellow, Stowe Story Labs

  • Film Independent Episodic Directing Lab

  • AFI Directing Workshop for Women

  • FOX Feature Filmmakers Lab

  • Alliance of Women Directors, Rising Director

  • Film Independent Project Involve Directing Fellowship

  • Visual Communications Armed with a Camera Directing Fellowship

  • CineStory Television Retreat

  • Sundance New Frontier Virtual Reality Storytelling Day Lab

AWARDS, FILM FESTIVALS, SHOWCASES

  • Mary Shelley Award Winner, Other Worlds Austin

  • LA County Museum of Art, Young Directors Night

  • SXSW

  • Comic-Con

  • SHOOT New Directors Showcase

  • SourceECreative’s The Scout

  • Vimeo Staff Pick

  • Refinery 29’s 29 Rooms, New York Fashion Week

  • American Cinematheque

  • Slamdance Film Festival

  • SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia

  • Best Short Film, Geekie Award Nominee

  • Golden Reel Nominee, LA Asian Pacific Film Festival

  • Los Angeles Film Festival

  • Best Drama, Hammer Museum Open Projector Night

  • Sci-Fi London

  • Philip K. Dick Film Festival

  • Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo

GRANTS

  • Nominee, Array / Google Grant

  • ARC Center for Cultural Innovation

  • The Caucus for Producers, Writers, and Directors

  • Panavision New Filmmakers