Introducing the crew members of Dancing In A Forbidden World! Writer/Director @tylvalerie : Val Tan is a filmmaker from Singapore. with a degree in Film Production from USC School of Cinematic Arts. As a filmmaker, Val has films selected at LA Shorts, Hollyshorts, and Newport Beach Film Festival. She has recently been selected as a 2022 Minority Report Screenwriting Fellow, where she is developing her feature script. Ultimately, Val is passionate about telling stories from the heart, surrounding themes of culture and family. Producer @this.is.alex.jiang : Alex Jiang is a writer/director/producer from China with a BFA degree in Film Production from USC School of Cinematic Arts. Alex’s films have been selected and won awards at domestic and international festivals such as Fine Cut Festival of Films, Independent Shorts Awards, Rhode Island International Film Festival, Taiwan Queer International Film Festival, etc. She is currently developing her feature script and is eager to tell stories that center around the topics of identity, gender, and culture. Producer @ciao_xinyu : Xinyu “Ciao” Zhao is a Chinese producer with experience in narrative shorts, documentaries and commercials. As a video producer at Shanghai-based digital media company Dx Channel, her works have earned in total 2.5 million views online. Having recently graduated from USC Annenberg, Ciao had previously worked as a development intern at Atlas Entertainment, Rideback, Nine Stories Productions and SK Global Entertainment, looking to support diverse and underrepresented voices in Hollywood.