Yijie ‘EJ’ Li

YIJIE “EJ” LI, FROM CHINA, GRADUATED FROM RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN WITH A BFA IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN IN 2019 AND FROM AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE WITH A MFA IN PRODUCTION DESIGN IN 2022. IS NOW BASED IN LOS ANGELES. HE HAS PRODUCTION DESIGNED AND ART DIRECTED MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING SHORT FILMS. HIS WORK, LA CASA DE LA ABUELA, WAS SCREENED AT FIRST, ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL FILM FESTIVALS IN CHINA, AND THE FILM WAS ALSO NOMINATED FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN AT INDIE SHORT FEST. HE WAS ALSO IN THE RISD ROVER TEAM DESIGNING AND BUILDING A NASA MARS ROVER FOR TWO YEARS AND WON THE SECOND PRIZE IN 2019 NASA HUMAN EXPLORATION ROVER CHALLENGE. HE WORKED AS THE PRODUCT COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION DESIGNER IN XIAOMI INC. FOR THREE XIAOMI COMMERCIALS IN 2017.