Yixi Sun is a Chinese filmmaker and the founder of the Filming East festival in the UK, celebrating Asian filmmakers and cinema history. In this episode she sat down to talk all about becoming a filmmaker: From refining your skills, getting funding, learning on the job, and casting sea lions (and that's not a metaphor.) Follow us on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm and tag us on your stories to get a shout out in the next episode! Visit womeninfilm.co.uk for more. Episode notes: Follow Yixi on Twitter @YixiSun Credits: Making It: Women in Film is produced by Redeeming Features (@Redeeming_Features & redeemingfeatures.co.uk) Host & Editor: Malin Evita (@MalinEvita & malinevita.com) Production Supervisor: Ruth Aitken (@RaitkenFilm) Researcher: Lauren San Miguel (@Laur.VSM) Production Assistants: Shania Bethune (@ShaniaBethune) & Abbie Wise Got any feedback for us? Email [email protected]! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/makingitwomeninfilm/message