Cinder Chou is a Taiwanese American writer, director, and producer originally from the oft maligned state of New Jersey and currently resides in Brooklyn. An early love for comic books turned into a passion for visual storytelling. Her work explores themes of otherness through a comedic and surreal style.

Cinder’s early career as a production coordinator (The Big Sick, Can You Ever Forgive Me?) gave her the professional know-how to launch her own films. Her work has screened at many festivals in the U.S. and has won awards including the Jury Prize for her debut feature Artist Unknown.

Mae Cinder Chou yn awdur, cyfarwyddwr a chynhyrchydd Americanaidd o Taiwan sy’n dod yn wreiddiol o dalaith difrïol New Jersey, ac ar hyn o bryd mae’n byw yn Brooklyn. Trodd cariad cynnar at lyfrau comig yn angerdd am adrodd straeon gweledol. Mae ei gwaith yn archwilio themâu arallrwydd trwy arddull gomedi a swreal. Rhoddodd gyrfa gynnar Cinder fel cydlynydd cynhyrchu (The Big Sick, Can You Ever Forgive Me?) y wybodaeth broffesiynol iddi lansio ei ffilmiau ei hun. Mae ei gwaith wedi cael ei dangos mewn llawer o wyliau yn yr Unol Daleithiau ac wedi ennill gwobrau gan gynnwys Gwobr y Rheithgor am ei rhaglen nodwedd gyntaf Artist Unknown.