Dìdi
Dìdi, a 13-year-old Taiwanese-American, faces a pivotal summer before starting high school. With skateboarding as his main escape, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery marked by awkward first crushes and the chaos of adolescence. Set against the backdrop of flip phones, early social media, and the rise of amateur YouTube videos, Sean Wang transports viewers to a nostalgic time.
‘Dìdi’ Review: 2008-Set Sundance Debut Recalls Being the Kid Brother in an Immigrant Household
awards
- Sundance FF 2024 - U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award, Audience Award
- Munich FF 2024 - Audience Award
Sean Wang
Sean Wang is an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker from Fremont, CA, currently based in Los Angeles. He is a Google Creative Lab 5 alum, former Sundance Ignite Fellow, and 2023 Sundance Screenwriters & Directors Lab Fellow. His latest film, Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó (Grandma & Grandma), premiered at SXSW 2023 where it won the Grand Jury Prize & Audience Award. It was acquired by Disney+ and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film. It is currently streaming on Disney+ & Hulu. His debut feature film, Dìdi, premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. It won the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award, Special Jury Prize for Best Ensemble Cast, and was acquired by Focus Features for a Summer 2024 theatrical release.
Selected filmography
2017 Warm Springs (short)
2017 Lady of the Harbour
2020 Still Here (short)
2021 A Marble Travelogue
2024 Dìdi
Cast & Crew
