Chenglin Xie

Xie Chenglin was born in China in 1994 and currently studies at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He was named in 2015 as one of the 30 best Chinese microfilm directors. His first personal animation work, Life Smartphone, was officially selected by almost 40 animation and film festivals and won almost 20 awards. The film raised public consciousness in China about "phubbing."

Sundance Film Festival