Biography
Chloé Zhao (born Zhao Ting; 31 March 1982) is a Chinese-born filmmaker. She is known primarily for her work on independent films. Her debut feature film, songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015), premiered at Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim and earned a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. The Rider (2017) was critically acclaimed and nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film and Director. Zhao garnered international recognition with the Ameri...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Hamnet
2025
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Agnes Shakespeare – the wife of the world's most famous writer – struggles to come to terms with the loss of her only son, Hamnet.
Mickey 17
2025
Thanks
Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job…...
The Graduates
2024
Executive Producer
A year after her boyfriend dies from gun violence, a young woman prepares to graduate high school as she navigates an uncertain future alongside a com...
Werner Herzog - Radikaler Träumer
2022
as Self
With exclusive behind-the-scenes access into Herzog’s everyday life, rare archive material and in-depth interviews with celebrated collaborators – inc...
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022
as Self - Director
Join director Chloe Zhao and the Cast of Eternals as they recount their experiences during the making of Marvel Studios’ most ambitious film to date. ...
Eternals
2021
Director, Screenplay
The Eternals are a team of ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. When an unexpected tragedy forces them out o...
Nomadland
2021
Director, Screenplay, Producer
A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling...
The Rider
2018
Director, Writer, Producer
Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over after a horse crushed ...
Songs My Brothers Taught Me
2015
Director, Writer, Producer
This complex portrait of modern-day life on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation explores the bond between a brother and his younger sister, who find the...
Benachin
2011
Director
The annual Chinese spring festival dinner gets a little complicated when the family's only son brings home his Senegalese girlfriend.
Daughters
2010
Producer, Director, Writer
When Maple, a quiet 14-year old girl living in rural China, is forced into an arranged marriage, she takes a dangerous path to free herself.
The Atlas Mountains
2009
Director, Writer, Editor
Helen Thomas is an unhappily married woman. While spending Christmas alone at home, she forms a brief yet passionate relationship with Tarik El Bez, a...
Post
2008
Writer, Executive Producer, Director
Short film by Chloé Zhao.
Fall
2008
Assistant Director
In this beautiful romance, a woman follows a stranger through New York City while creating a vivid fantasy with him in her mind.
Dracula
N/A
Producer, Director, Writer
A futuristic sci-fi western take on the iconic character.