Em Li

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Em Li is a BAFTA-Qualifying writer, director and performer based in London. Drawing from a multi-disciplinary background in theatre, magic, music and more, their imaginative tales often follow drifters and dreamers on the fringes of society, with a reverence towards nature, a penchant for magical realism and a restless theatricality. In 2019, she co-founded production collective “Big Tent Films” under which numerous shorts and music videos have been produced which have screened at festivals worldwide, as well as cultivating almost 1 million views on YouTube. They strive to craft immersive, expressive worlds with a playful approach towards genre and form, seeking out narratives that uplift marginalised voices, especially those of the queer Asian diaspora. In 2021 he was named the BFI’s "Best New Talent" for his short 'MUSIC FOR THE END OF THE WORLD'.

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2025
Maelström
Movie First Assistant Camera
2025
Twenty Dollars
Movie
2024
CMAT (and the Very Sexy CMAT Band) - Live at Barrowland Ballroom
Movie Camera Operator
2024
Polymorphia
Movie Assistant Camera
2024
Spokes & Robbers
Movie Director
2023
Groundswell
Movie Director
2023
Fortune Favours the Fantabulous
Movie The Couple (2)
2022
Heart Breaker
Movie Director
2022
Allotment
Movie Color Grading
2022
Pulp by Rind
Movie Color Grading
2022
Letter to You
Movie Colorist
2021
Dream of Now
Movie The Chaser/Chase
2021
Rabbits N' Ruses
Movie The Armless Statue (voice)
2021
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Movie Producer
2021
MUSIC FOR THE END OF THE WORLD
Movie The Narrator/Freddie
2020
Early Works
Movie Producer