B I O G R A P H Y
From editing to shooting to directing, Dalton Lai is an unapologetic jack-of-all-trades; who is always striving to further master his versatile and authentic storytelling craft.
He grew up as a sort of ‘rotten banana’ in Dayton, OH; only to find his true calling as a filmmaker while at NYU, then finding himself in Shanghai to further refine his skillset (& mother tongue)… a journey that has taken him all over the world: from practically every corner of China to Southeast Asia, from Australia to Europe to back to the US.
Whether it be in film/tv, documentary, advertising, or music videos, Dalton’s core concepts always remain the same: with creative and authentic storytelling at the forefront in all his endeavors.
Dalton is a native English speaker with fluency in Mandarin Chinese.
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从剪辑到拍摄再到导演，Dalton Lai 是一个不会让人失望的多面手。 他一直在努力进一步掌握他多才多艺的能力和真实地叙事技巧。
他在充满多元文化的俄亥俄州代顿长大， 在纽约大学找到了他作为电影人的真正使命感，大学毕业后来到上海进一步提高了他的专项技能（以及提高他的母语中文水平）...... 工作经历把他带到了世界各地：从中国各地的到东南亚国家， 从美国到欧洲再到澳大利亚。
无论是在影视、纪录片、广告还是音乐视频中，Dalton 的核心理念始终保持不变：灵动创意结合真实的故事叙述，对人文的内在探索，以及身先士卒的在任何付出努力的项目中的展示奉献精神和最大热情。
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B R A N D C O L L A B O R A T O R S
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A W A R D S / F E S T I V A L S
2021 International Architecture Film Festival Barcelona (BARQ), Official Selection
THE UNREASONABLE: OUT OF FOCUS / iQiyi
2020 San Francisco International Fim Festival (SFFilm), Official Selection
THE IRON HAMMER / Olympic Channel
2020 Tribeca x Youtube “We Are One” Film Festival, Official Selection
THE IRON HAMMER / Olympic Channel
2019 China Women’s Film Festival, Official Selection
UNREASONABLE WOMAN / Anomaly
2019 One Screen Short Film Festival, Official Selection
DUKKHA by W.Y. Huang / 18 Uppercut
2014 Asian Television Awards, Best Adapted Format
MASTERCHEF CHINA / Dragon TV
2011 Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity, Official Selection & Short List
WE ARE EXPLORERS / Denizen from Levi’s / JWT
2009 Chicago Underground Film Festival, Official Selection
CELLAR: A TRIPTYCH / Bone Film
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