CINEMATOGRAPHY / EDITING / COLOR
Dream + Idea
= Film.
A feeling. A frame. A story worth telling.
01 / THE WORK
Selected stories.
Images that stay.
Stories that move.
02 / VERTICAL DRAMAS
Vertical dramas.
Selected editing work
2025–2026
JINQI ZHANG / BEHIND THE FRAME03 / BEHIND THE FRAME
Looking for truth.
Finding beauty.
I’m Jinqi Zhang, a Director of Photography, Editor and Colorist based in California. I work with images, rhythm and color to bring stories to life.
Growing up in Suzhou, China, I was drawn to the quiet beauty of classical gardens: the spaces between stones, the stillness of water, the details that speak without words. That attention to the subtle continues to shape my filmmaking.
I look for truth, rawness and beauty in every story, creating films that resonate beyond the screen.
Download my resumeSELECTED RECOGNITION
New York International Film Awards
Los Angeles Film Awards
Los Angeles Short Film Awards
New York Short Film Festival Awards
Selected / 202304 / THE NEXT STORY
Let’s make
something move.
Have a story in mind?
I’d love to hear it.