Em Li

Known for DirectingBorn 2001-10-04 (age 24)London, England

Em Li is a BAFTA-Qualifying writer, director and performer based in London. Drawing from a multi-disciplinary background in theatre, magic, music and more, their imaginative tales often follow drifters and dreamers on the fringes of society, with a reverence towards nature, a penchant for magical realism and a restless theatricality. In 2019, she co-founded production collective “Big Tent Films” under which numerous shorts and music videos have been produced which have screened at festivals worldwide, as well as cultivating almost 1 million views on YouTube. They strive to craft immersive, expressive worlds with a playful approach towards genre and form, seeking out narratives that uplift marginalised voices, especially those of the queer Asian diaspora. In 2021 he was named the BFI’s "Best New Talent" for his short 'MUSIC FOR THE END OF THE WORLD'.Read more

Movies & web series

Jo and Jade

Milk Before Cereal

Twenty Dollars

Maelström

Spokes & Robbers

Polymorphia

CMAT (and the Very Sexy CMAT Band) - Live at Barrowland Ballroom

Fortune Favours the Fantabulous

Groundswell

Letter to You

Allotment

Heart Breaker

Pulp by Rind

Rabbits N' Ruses

Dream of Now

MUSIC FOR THE END OF THE WORLD

backspace

Early Works

Have You Seen Buster?

Wheels of Fortune