Director Story

Sunny Chen (陈珊妮) is a Canadian actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker. At 6 years old, Sunny immigrated from Nanjing, China, to Canada’s beautiful west coast. Her ancestors are from Sichuan and Hubei; her parents grew up in poverty and political instability. Sunny finished high school in Langley, BC, and moved to Vancouver at 17. She took out a student loan and completed her BA in psychology and English literature at the University of British Columbia, while working part-time jobs. When Sunny’s not on set or onstage, she writes, produces, and directs QTBIPOC-centered narratives, and music videos. Sunny uses both she/her and they/them pronouns.