About

Hi, I'm Grace Sunny Sun. I'm a Chinese-Canadian and American filmmaker drawn to the quiet moments that shape who we become. My work centers on coming-of-age stories, exploring identity, belonging, and the space between where we start and where we're going.

Most recently, I was the Artist-in-Residence at the Harvard University Signet Society of Arts and Letters, where I developed original narrative and documentary work alongside artists across disciplines.

Before focusing fully on filmmaking, I spent a decade working at the intersection of storytelling and culture. As a Creative Director for the Film and Entertainment team at Instagram, and earlier as a Communications Strategist at Google, I led global campaigns for films and series that reached audiences around the world.

During my time at Instagram, I led creative direction on campaigns for projects including Pixar's Soul and Turning Red, Marvel's WandaVision, and Netflix's When They See Us. I was part of the founding team of SEEN, a program dedicated to supporting emerging and underrepresented storytellers.

At the center of everything I do is a desire to expand whose stories are seen and how they are told.

Portrait of Grace Sunny Sun overlooking the water.

My work and perspective

I'm drawn to stories that feel intimate and specific, yet speak to something shared. My films explore the tension between who we are, who we have been, and who we are still becoming.

Whether I'm working in narrative or documentary, I look for moments that feel honest, lived-in, and emotionally true.

Grace Sunny Sun directing on an outdoor film set.

Select experience

Artist-in-Residence

Harvard University Signet Society of Arts and Letters

Wrote and directed narrative and documentary short films as part of a multidisciplinary art residency.

2023 TO 2025

Creative Director, Film and Entertainment

Instagram

Led creative campaigns for acclaimed studio films and series.

2015 TO 2023

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Grace Sunny Sun in a red dress outside a cinema.

About film

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