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Finding Yingying

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After a young Chinese student goes missing on a university campus, her family travels to the U.S. for the first time. While unraveling the mystery of her disappearance, they discover how much her life has touched others.

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A compassionate look at a missing person's case, Finding Yingying's touching sincerity will resonate with audiences thanks to its elevated storytelling.

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Jenny Nulf Austin Chronicle Finding Yingying brings humanity to the often stale true-crime subgenre while also giving us a unique perspective from someone on the outside of the American justice system. Rated: 3/5 Jan 12, 2021 Full Review Monica Castillo RogerEbert.com The answers the documentary finds are not easy, but the loss Finding Yingying depicts is one that will reverberate for years to come. Rated: 3/4 Dec 14, 2020 Full Review Noel Murray Los Angeles Times Even at its most scattered though, "Finding Yingying" is haunting, largely because it's so personal. Dec 11, 2020 Full Review Soham Gadre Vague Visages Finding Yingying doesn’t try to offer answers that it can’t manifest in reality, and instead allows the legacy of its subject to lead the way, through intimate diary entries, by pondering the important questions of who we want to be... Jan 9, 2024 Full Review Morris Yang In Review Online Giving voice to her for the final time, Finding Yingying bittersweetly commemorates a life tragically cut short. Jun 5, 2021 Full Review Derick Gomez PopMatters First-time director Shi highlights the reverberating effects of trauma with breathtaking tact in the type of humane storytelling that is only possible when the observer becomes a participant in the unfolding narrative. Feb 20, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jiayan "Jenny" Shi

Director

Brent E. Huffman

Producer

Jiayan "Jenny" Shi

Producer

Diane Moy Quon

Producer

Mark Mitten

Executive Producer

Sheila Nevins

Executive Producer

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Synopsis After a young Chinese student goes missing on a university campus, her family travels to the U.S. for the first time. While unraveling the mystery of her disappearance, they discover how much her life has touched others.
Director
Jiayan "Jenny" Shi
Producer
Brent E. Huffman, Jiayan "Jenny" Shi, Diane Moy Quon
Production Co
Kartemquin Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 38m
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