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Writer-director-editor with festival-nominated short films and a strong background in visual storytelling, screenwriting, and post-production. My work explores confinement, repetition, and resistance through allegorical narrative and visually constructed worlds. Saw a Telescope in the Static was nominated for Best Short Film and Best Student Film at the Folkestone Film Festival 2026, and selected for the Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions 2026. I am also a published bilingual (Chinese–English) poet and prose writer with editorial and content leadership experience across print, digital, and community platforms, currently completing a BA in Philosophy at the University of Sussex.…Writer-director-editor with festival-nominated short films and a strong background in visual storytelling, screenwriting, and post-production. My work explores confinement, repetition, and resistance through allegorical narrative and visually constructed worlds. Saw a Telescope in the Static was nominated for Best Short Film and Best Student Film at the Folkestone Film Festival 2026, and selected for the Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions 2026. I am also a published bilingual (Chinese–English) poet and prose writer with editorial and content leadership experience across print, digital, and community platforms, currently completing a BA in Philosophy at the University of Sussex.

Jiaer Chen

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Writer-director-editor with festival-nominated short films and a strong background in visual storytelling, screenwriting, and post-production. My work explores confinement, repetition, and resistance through allegorical narrative and visually constructed worlds. Saw a Telescope in the Static was nominated for Best Short Film and Best Student Film at the Folkestone Film Festival 2026, and selected for the Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions 2026. I am also a published bilingual (Chinese–English) poet and prose writer with editorial and content leadership experience across print, digital, and community platforms, currently completing a BA in Philosophy at the University of Sussex.…Writer-director-editor with festival-nominated short films and a strong background in visual storytelling, screenwriting, and post-production. My work explores confinement, repetition, and resistance through allegorical narrative and visually constructed worlds. Saw a Telescope in the Static was nominated for Best Short Film and Best Student Film at the Folkestone Film Festival 2026, and selected for the Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions 2026. I am also a published bilingual (Chinese–English) poet and prose writer with editorial and content leadership experience across print, digital, and community platforms, currently completing a BA in Philosophy at the University of Sussex.

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Writer-director-editor with festival-nominated short films and a strong background in visual storytelling, screenwriting, and post-production. My work explores confinement, repetition, and resistance through allegorical narrative and visually constructed worlds. Saw a Telescope in the Static was nominated for Best Short Film and Best Student Film at the Folkestone Film Festival 2026, and selected for the Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions 2026. I am also a published bilingual (Chinese–English) poet and prose writer with editorial and content leadership experience across print, digital, and community platforms, currently completing a BA in Philosophy at the University of Sussex.

Skills

AI Video

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Short Film

Experience Level

AI Video

Expert

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Expert

Short Film

Expert

Language

English

Fluent

Chinese

Fluent

Work Experience

Independent Writer-Director-Editor at Independent Student Production

April 1, 2025 - Present

Led production on Saw a Telescope in the Static (9 min, 2025) and five additional short films (10–15 min, 2025) exploring allegorical narratives through dual visual worlds; designed palette opposition, choreography, and spatial rhythm to externalize inner states; managed teams of up to 15 across casting, art direction, set construction, lighting, and cinematography; budgets £500–2,000 per film; edited using DaVinci Resolve to achieve rhythmic pacing and cohesive openings/closures.

Prose & Poetry Editor at The Channel (University of Sussex Student Magazine)

November 1, 2024 - Present

Promoted from contributor to Prose & Poetry Editor; curated and edited 30+ creative submissions per cycle; mentored contributors on narrative tone and emotional precision; introduced visual storytelling and filmic rhythm into editorial curation, fostering cross-department collaboration.

Founder & Creative Lead at Yi-Shun INSTANT

December 1, 2023 - Present

Founded and led a bilingual (Chinese–English) creative platform exploring intersections of film, philosophy, and aesthetics; directed content strategy, visual identity, and community dialogue; grew a community to 4,500+ members with 320,000+ engagements; produced three posts exceeding 10,000 likes through data-informed content optimization.