S. Louisa Wei

魏時煜

Region
East Asia
Heritage
China
Featured in
A Life’s Work

Biography

S. Louisa Wei, also known as Wei Shiyu, is a Chinese filmmaker, film producer, script translator and educator.

Selected Filmography

Selected Recognition

  1. First

    Esther Eng was the first woman to direct a Chinese-language film in the US — and the only woman directing feature-length films in the US between Dorothy Arzner's 1943 retirement and Ida Lupino's 1949 debut

Interview

External Resources