Director: Constance Tsang

Biography: Constance Tsang is a Chinese American writer and director based in New York. She recently graduated from Columbia University with an MFA in Screenwriting and Directing where she was awarded the Robert Gore Rifkind Launch Fund. Her short film BEAU received Jury Selects from an industry panel at her thesis showcase and won the Directors Guild of America’s Jury Prize in their 26th Annual Student Film Awards (East Coast Asian American Category). Beau has screened at The Metrograph, Palm Springs Shortsfest, Outfest, Brooklyn Film Festival, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, and Melbourne Queer Film Festival among others. BEAU is currently available to watch through Vimeo’s Staff Picks. Her previous short film, CARNIVORE, was a 2018 AT&T Hello Lab project. After premiering on Direct TV, the film was acquired by Alter. She is currently a teaching artist at Girl Be heard. Her work is supported by Starlight Stars Collective and Tribeca Film. Blue Sun Palace will be her first feature.