DAYYAN ENG

DIRECTING

Dayyan Eng, known as Wu Shixian to audiences in China, is a Chinese-American filmmaker of Chinese, English, and Persian ancestry, who grew up in three continents.

He studied film arts at the University of Washington and transferred to the Beijing Film Academy, where he finished his undergraduate studies in directing. In 2001, he wrote and directed Bus 44, starring Chinese film star Gong Beibi.