Chloé Zhao is a Chinese-born filmmaker who joined Superprime's US commercial roster in January 2022.
Chloé Zhao is a Chinese-born filmmaker who joined Superprime's US commercial roster in January 2022. She made history as the first woman of color to win the Academy Award for Best Director for *Nomadland* (2020), which also won Best Picture and Best Actress. The film earned the Golden Lion at Venice, plus Golden Globe, BAFTA, DGA, and PGA Awards. She appeared on Time's 100 Most Influential People list in September 2021. Her feature work includes *Songs My Brothers Taught Me* (2015, Sundance premiere, Independent Spirit Award nomination), *The Rider* (2017, Cannes Art Cinema Award, Gotham Best Picture), Marvel's *Eternals* (2021), A24's *Mother Mary* (2026) with Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel, and *Hamnet* for Amblin Partners. In commercials, she directed Budweiser's Super Bowl 2022 spot "A Clydesdale's Journey" via VaynerMedia, set to Gary Clark Jr.'s national anthem, and United Airlines' 2024 Super Bowl regional campaign "Believing Changes Everything" starring Kyle Chandler. Zhao edits her own work, favors natural backlighting and limited lens sets, and embraces imperfection to preserve authentic moments. She collaborates closely with cinematographer Joshua James Richards and composer Ludovico Einaudi, intentionally keeping musical cues "slightly off" sync. Her character-first approach, rooted in documentary observation and experiential wide-angle cinematography influenced by exploration video games, brings cinematic gravitas to brand storytelling focused on resilience, human dignity, and hope.
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