The World Motivation
I was born in Beijing and raised in England and America. I studied political science in college and film in graduate school in New York.
“I was born in Beijing and raised in England and America. I studied political science in college and film in graduate school in New York.”
— Chloe Zhao · Graduate
I was born in Beijing and raised in England and America. I studied political science in college and film in graduate school in New York.
A documentary film-maker can't help but use poetry to tell the story. I bring truth to my fiction. These things go hand in hand.
What I love about America is not necessarily the American Dream but the fact that there's so much spirit of fighting to continue to dream once the dreams are broken.
Some of the most hard-working, generous people I've met in my whole life didn't really want to vote for him but did. My calling is to step onto the other side and humanise and portray the struggles of many Trump voters.
I moved to New York in '92 and got my graduate degree in acting from NYU - they have a great acting program. I graduated in '95.
It's not like at university where you graduate. Every cyclist must start again. At the end of the season you know if you are good or not.
When I was 17, I was excited to graduate from high school!
Jobs for America's Graduates is all about helping the most vulnerable and underserved youth succeed in school, on the job, and in college. This is not a partisan issue in any way.
When I was 22, I was thrown out of graduate school and then fired from three jobs in a row at higher and higher salaries where I saved nothing.
Unfortunately, I think I drifted so much growing up that I don't have a strong sense of identity. I don't feel at home anywhere, and because of that, I think I'm more of a chameleon.