I’m Yunbing Li, a filmmaker, casting producer, and storyteller raised in a small county in China and now working between USA and China. My journey has always been about more than chasing dreams — it’s about building a bridge between two worlds I call home.

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I grew up watching pirated DVDs of Hollywood films in my childhood bedroom, captivated by stories that felt so far away yet spoke so deeply to me. I was expected to follow the “safe” path — good grades, a stable job, a predictable future — and for a while, I did. I got into one of China’s top universities, landed a competitive offer in Beijing, and could’ve stayed on that track. But something in me refused to settle. I applied to film school in the U.S. on my own and left everything I knew behind — not because it was easy, but because I knew I had something to say.

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Since then, I’ve worked on both sides of the Pacific — from studio shows in Hollywood to indie films and vertical dramas that speak to global audiences in a new way. I’ve founded my own casting agency, collaborated with Emmy-winning teams, and brought actors from all over the world into stories that matter. But at the heart of it, I’m still that girl who believes in the magic of storytelling — in its power to cross borders, challenge assumptions, and remind us that we’re more alike than we are different.

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As a Chinese filmmaker working globally, I see my role as a connector — between cultures, between voices, between generations of storytellers who no longer have to choose between East and West. We can belong to both. And we can create something new.