Christina is an award-winning Asian American director based in Los Angeles and New York
Raised a small peach from Birmingham, Alabama, she spent a lot of her childhood watching classic Americana and French New Wave cinema in hopes of belonging somewhere. As a result of this, at the age of seventeen, she directed her first musical featurette, 'How the Moon Fell From the Sky and No One Even Noticed' inspired by those films. This film garnered international attention on twitter in Thailand. She was then chosen at nineteen, as a ’Semi-Finalist’ for MACRO (the studio behind Oscar nominated ‘Fences’) and The Black List’s episodic lab.
A multifaceted director, Christina's work spans both the narrative and branded space, having grabbed the attention of clients such as Tinder, Snapchat, Crayola and major music labels such as Atlantic Records, Warner Records and Sony Music.
Christina's films are saturated, youthful visions of surreal dreamscapes and nostalgic memories rooted from her background in theater and orchestra. Her work has been recognized by Paper Magazine, Billboard, the FADER, Refinery 29, TIDAL'S: Video of the Week, OUT Magazine, The Gay Times and screened at several Oscar-qualifying film festivals all over the world. She most recently won the award for Best Music Video at NFFTY in 2020 and in 2019.
She has graduated from Art Center College of Design with a B.F.A in Directing and Film Production in 2020 and has also graduated high school in 2017 from the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy for Motion Picture Arts.
She strives to make Cassavetes for people of color. She also strives to keep her nose clean and to eat more veggies.
Representation
US & UK Music Videos - Las Bandas Be Brave - jen@lasbandas.tv
US Commercial - Durable Goods - rw@durablegoods.tv
For all other inquiries - christinaxingfilm@gmail.com
LET'S STALK EACH OTHER ON INSTAGRAM: @christinaxing
INTERVIEWS
Musical Dreamscapes and Intimate Narratives: Christina Xing Talks Directing and the Film Industry
Sheesh Magazine
On Directing and Journaling with Christina Xing
Bueno Kids: Volume 1 Chapter 4
Creative Highlights: Christina Xing
Girl Gang NYC
Safer Together: Adolescent Creative Conversations [Ep 1: Christina Xing]
Adolescent Content
Christina Xing and Shane Bagwell on the NFFTY Podcast: Ep 210
NFFTY Podcast
Episode 2 - Christina Xing (Her Inspiration, Signing to an Agency, Moving to LA)
Future of Film Podcast
A Conversation with Director Christina Xing
Speciwomen
Gimme Ya Lovin': Christina Xing's homage to Chaplin for Joe Thomas Carter's new music video
Adolescent
Never Meant To Call: Behind Claud's new music video with director Christina Xing
Adolescent
Alabama teen filmmaker wins big at NYC film festival
AL
Former Spartan finds success in films
Village Living