Yuqi Kang is a Mongol Chinese Canadian filmmaker whose raw and evocative storytelling explores the intricacies of identity, resilience, and the human experience. Deeply influenced by her cultural heritage and diasporic perspective, she crafts narratives that reflect the complexities of shared existence and the interplay between personal and collective histories. Currently, she is developing her narrative feature debut, continuing to delve into familial dynamics and psychological transformation.

 

Her debut feature documentary, A Little Wisdom (2017), premiered at renowned festivals such as Busan, SXSW, Karlovy Vary, and Shanghai, earning prestige honors, including Best Canadian Feature at Hot Docs and the Grand Jury Award at DOC NYC. Her second feature, 7 Beats Per Minute (2024), premiered at SXSW, Hot Docs, Warsaw, and Hainan, earning the Human Spirit Award at the Chagrin Documentary Film Festival and the Gratitude Award at the Centre Film Festival. This February, the film will have a Canadian theatrical release while headlining the Ocean Film Tour, with 180 screenings across 16 countries in Europe and Asia. Both of Yuqi’s feature documentaries were finalists for the prestigious Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.

 

Awarded the DOC NYC’s 40 Under 40 in 2019, Yuqi is an alumna of distinguished programs, including Berlinale Talents, TIFF Talent, the Canadian Film Centre, Chicken & Egg Pictures, the Tribeca Film Institute, and the Canadian Academy for Women Directors.