Xinyi Qin 覃芯怡 (she/her) is a senior at Ithaca College with a major in Documentary Studies and Production and a minor in Sociology, currently based in both the United States and China.
As a visual storyteller, listener and collaborator, she approaches human stories with sociological imagination.
She is planning to study abroad in the Fall of 2025 at Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea where her first documentary short was created, hoping to seek deeper understanding of Korean film industry.
Xinyi has worked as a video editor and media archivist for Natural Resources Defense Council in NYC. In the future, she hopes to pursue a career in cultural and art management and preservation.