Hi, I'm Emai!
I'm a Boston-based filmmaker and recent graduate of Tufts University. I love the creative storytelling process, and I'm a big fan of making short films, comedy sketches, and music videos.
I've worked on set for dozens of films, from student projects and indie films to network shows and Marvel movies. Throughout college and since graduating in 2021, I've accumulated hundreds of hours of being on set as a director, camera operator, sound recordist, production assistant, and more.
Currently, I am co-creating with screenwriter Amy Chu a narrative short film about a Chinese American woman finding her voice in a language she's forgotten how to speak. Follow along here @introducing_mimi!
EDUCATION
Tufts University (Class of 2021)
Film & Media Studies (Highest Honors)

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Short, Narrative, Drama
CHERRY-COLORED FUNK (2024)
Producer for second narrative project of Yumeji House Pictures. Currently in post-production.
Short, Narrative, Drama
MANDARINS (2022)
Producer for Yumeji House Pictures' indie short set in Washington D.C.’s Chinatown
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Short, Drama, Music
KEY CHANGE (2021)
Director, writer, and producer for my senior thesis project. Awarded highest honors.
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Feature, Marvel Studios
BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (2022)
Production assistant in Boston for Marvel Studios’s Black Panther sequel movie.
Let's connect! emaixlai@gmail.com