Zhang Mo () is a Chinese writer, film editor and director who has worked on such films as '' Coming Home'', ''

The Flowers of War ''The Flowers of War'' () is a 2011 Chinese-Hong Kong historical drama war film directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Zhang Xinyi, Tong Dawei, Atsuro Watabe, Shigeo Kobayashi and Cao Kefan. The film is based on a novella by Gel ...

'' and '' A Simple Noodle Story''. She is the daughter of renowned film director

Zhang Yimou Zhang Yimou (; born 2 April 1950) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer, actor and former cinematographer.Tasker, Yvonne (2002). "Zhang Yimou" i''Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers'' Routledge Publishing, p. 412. . Google Book Search. Retriev ...

and has worked alongside him on many of his projects. In 2016 she made her directorial debut with the film ''

Suddenly Seventeen ''Suddenly Seventeen'' () is a 2016 Chinese fantasy romance drama film starring Ni Ni, Wallace Huo and Darren Wang. It is the directorial debut of Zhang Mo, Zhang Yimou's daughter. It was released in China by Le Vision Pictures on December 9, 201 ...

''.

Biography

Zhang was born on March 31, 1983 in

Xi'an Xi'an ( , ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by other names, is the capital of Shaanxi Province. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong Plain, the city is the third most populous city in Western China, after Chongqi ...

Shaanxi Province Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), Ni ...

to film director

and his wife Xiao Hua. She moved with her family to the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

at age fifteen to study at an American high school. She then enrolled at

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

and graduated with a

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four year ...

in architecture. She decided not to pursue a career in architecture any further feeling it to be too restrictive in allowing her to express her emotions. Leaving university, Zhang enrolled at the

Tisch School of the Arts The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the a ...

where she studied filmmaking. After graduating from Tisch with a Master of Fine Arts degree in film production, she went back to China to work alongside her father

on some of his films. After gaining credit as an editor on the films '' Under the Hawthorn Tree'' and '' A Simple Noodle Story'' Zhang was given the role of assistant director on her fathers Hollywood blockbuster ''

''. In 2016 Zhang directed her first film ''

'', a film about 28-year-old woman who turns into the 17-year-old version of herself. Released in China, the film had a limited global release and was met with mixed reviews despite being financially successful. Zhang married Daniel Wade Manwaring (), a

Creative Artists Agency Creative Artists Agency LLC (CAA) is an American talent and sports agency based in Los Angeles, California. It is regarded as an influential company in the talent agency business and manages numerous clients. In March 2016, CAA had 1,800 emplo ...

executive, in October 2012. She was previously married to an American man named Tovey from May 2006 to late 2008.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Mo Living people 1983 births Artists from Xi'an Chinese women film directors Film directors from Shaanxi Columbia College (New York) alumni Tisch School of the Arts alumni