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Rain Li(I)

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Rain Li
DIRECTOR / CINEMATOGRAPHER Rain left China for England at the age of 15, and has been working on cinematography for over ten years. She has a strong creative vision and has versed in both eastern and western cultures. The core of her work is telling captivating stories that engage audiences with powerful images and atmospheric sounds. At 24, selected by American Variety as one of the "10 Cinematographers to Watch" Hollywood Reporter named her one of the "10 Most Talented Cinematographers of the New Generation" At 32, she made her directorial debut feature film "Beijing New York", screened at Cannes Film Festival and released nation-wide in China. Her work has been described by Hollywood magazine Variety as: "romanticism vs aggression" and "surrealism vs reality".
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      • 6 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Known for

    Beijing, Niuyue (2015)
    Beijing, Niuyue
    4.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
    Gabe Nevins in Paranoid Park (2007)
    Paranoid Park
    6.6
    • Cinematographer(as Rain Kathy Li)
    • 2007
    Paris, je t'aime (2006)
    Paris, je t'aime
    7.2
    • Cinematographer(segment "Porte de Choisy", as Kathy Li)
    • 2006
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Lynn Collins in Uncertainty (2008)
    Uncertainty
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 2008

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    Cinematographer



    • Josie Ho, Gavin Rossdale, Paris Jackson, Bella Thorne, Hana Mae Lee, and Andreja Pejic in Habit (2021)
      Habit
      2.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • US (2016)
      US
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Beijing, Niuyue (2015)
      Beijing, Niuyue
      4.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • In the Night
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Island (2011)
      Island
      5.6
      • Cinematographer (as Kathy Li)
      • 2011
    • Yong xin tiao (2010)
      Yong xin tiao
      4.5
      • Cinematographer (as Kathy Li)
      • 2010
    • The Blind (2009)
      The Blind
      7.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2009
    • The Priest
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2009
    • Princess & the Pea
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2009
    • 8 (2008)
      8
      5.8
      • Cinematographer (segment "The Letter", as Kathy Li)
      • 2008
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Lynn Collins in Uncertainty (2008)
      Uncertainty
      5.7
      • director of photography
      • 2008
    • Warsaw Dark (2008)
      Warsaw Dark
      2.9
      • Cinematographer (as Rain Kathy Li)
      • 2008
    • Dennis Hopper, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Hermann Vaske in Suis-je vraiment contraint d'écrire? (2007)
      Suis-je vraiment contraint d'écrire?
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer (as Kathy Li)
      • 2007
    • Meeting Helen
      5.4
      Short
      • Cinematographer (as Kathy Li)
      • 2007
    • Losing Her
      6.8
      Short
      • Cinematographer (as Kathy Li)
      • 2007

    Director



    • House of Night
      • Director
      • Pre-production



    • Phanta City (2018)
      Phanta City
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (segment "Swordsman of Light and Shadow")
      • 2018
    • US (2016)
      US
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Beijing, Niuyue (2015)
      Beijing, Niuyue
      4.6
      • Director
      • 2015

    Writer



    • US (2016)
      US
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Beijing, Niuyue (2015)
      Beijing, Niuyue
      4.6
      • writer
      • 2015
    • Paris, je t'aime (2006)
      Paris, je t'aime
      7.2
      • in collaboration with (segment "Porte de Choisy", as Rain Kathy Li)
      • 2006

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    • Alternative names
      • Kathy Li
    • Height
      • 1.72 m
    • Born
      • 1983
      • Beijing, China

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      • Female

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