Elysa Wendi

Formally trained as a dancer and choreographer, independent filmmaker and artist Elysa Wendi investigates the dislocation and displacement of memories and identities in her practice. Straddling the amorphous boundaries between borders, languages and histories, Wendi works through hybrid documentary projects, audio-visual essays and meta-choreographic rituals to explore the auto-fictional narratives of bodies and movements. Her films have been screened widely at film festivals, including Jihlava, Le FIFA (Montréal) and Image Forum (Tokyo), and awarded in Hong Kong (Gold Award, 28th ifva) and Taiwan (Best Experimental Film, 17th South Taiwan Film Festival), among others.