Finding Yingying

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Finding Yingying

2020

1h 38m

Documentary

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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

01/12/2021

3/5

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.

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Monica Castillo

RogerEbert.com

12/14/2020

3/4

The answers the documentary finds are not easy, but the loss Finding Yingying depicts is one that will reverberate for years to come.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

12/11/2020

Even at its most scattered though, "Finding Yingying" is haunting, largely because it's so personal.

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Soham Gadre

Vague Visages

01/09/2024

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...

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Morris Yang

In Review Online

06/05/2021

Giving voice to her for the final time, Finding Yingying bittersweetly commemorates a life tragically cut short.

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Derick Gomez

PopMatters

02/20/2021

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.

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Jiayan "Jenny" Shi

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Brent E. Huffman

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Jiayan "Jenny" Shi

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Diane Moy Quon

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Mark Mitten

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Sheila Nevins

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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