Failure Is An Illusion with Christine Yuan | AD 163

https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Christine: Christine Yuan is an Emmy-award winning director whose television documentaries have won Best Culture & History Documentary at the 2018 LA Area Emmy, Best Documentary at the 2018 Golden Mic Awards, and Best Feature Documentary at the 2017 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards. Her narrative work has screened at the Cannes Film Festival Court Metrage, Marfa Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, The Massachusetts Independent Film Festival, San Francisco International Festival of Short Films, and more. Her commercial work has been shortlisted for D&AD's Next Director Award, 1.4 Awards Show, Young Guns 15 Awards, and Shoot's Director's Showcase. Her short films and music videos have been featured on Nowness, i-D, Dazed, Fader, booooooom, Vice, and more. Topics Discussed In This Episode: Discipline being instilled through the act of running and physical activities Haruki Murakami's book "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running" Painting as an introduction to Yuan's interest in creating Lessons she learned from her grandmother about the joy of living a simple life Staying grounded and present Her short film, "DIYU" Kundalini Yoga Her background growing up in Christian schools Talent and discipline The idea of "Imposter Syndrome" Creating substance in one's own being Growing up as an only child Accepting and finding catharsis in loneliness The differences between directing a commercial, music video, and/or a short film Gender inequality that exists in the film industry www.artistdecoded.com christineyuan.com instagram.com/christineyuan