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Tony Yang

Tony Yang

Producer

Independent Spirit Award winner

Tony Yang is a Chinese-American film producer based in New York City. He has helped produce three feature films and over thirty short films, which have screened at numerous festivals, including the Palm Springs International Shortfest, Traverse City Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, and more. His most recent short film that he produced, Same Old, was selected to the main competition of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, as well as New York Film Festival. In addition to his film producing work, Yang has also worked on several TV series, including Mating (Showtime). He recently finished internships with two production companies: The Population, co-founded by Oscar-Winner Mollye Asher and Emjag Productions, led by Wolf Of Wall Street Executive Producers Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert. Yang holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Film and TV Production from Michigan State University and a Master's Degree in Creative Producing from Columbia University.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer
Titles
5 on Motif · 10 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 34% in 30 days

What are Tony Yang's films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
47%
Survival
29%
Society
20%
Self
4%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Tense
3
Dread
1
Contemplative
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tony Yang's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Tony Yang's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

10 credits, 5 with a Motif page.

  • Bloodline (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • Bunnylovr(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Callback (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Lucky Lu(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Blue Sun Palace(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Rosemead(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Seagrass(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Same Old (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • Beau (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer · Writer

  • Knock (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles from 2020 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Rosemead (2025)

$288K worldwide

Highest rated

Lucky Lu (2025)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

Blue Sun Palace (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 8: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing8 of 8: 7 only producing, 1 with another role

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Independent Spirit Award, won
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Tony Yang's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · producer

Bunnylovr (2025)

76th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Lucky Lu (2025)

Midcredits 73rd · 63% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Tony Yang work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tony Yang's Motif titles; Norm Li shares the most, 3.