Vivian Ip is a Singaporean filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Her work explores the human condition and centers underrepresented voices, often drawing from personal memory, identity, and displacement. Her short films include An Island Drifts (Urbanworld, Dances with Films), At the Water’s Edge (San Diego Comic-Con, NewFilmmakers Los Angeles), and The Smart Diver (Indy Shorts, Florida Film Festival). Her work has been supported by ARRI (Inaugural Grant Recipient of the ARRIse Program) and the University of Southern California (Best Director and Best Drama at the 2022 First Look Awards). Most recently, her semi-autobiographical short Bobo in Bliss premiered at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Vivian holds an L.L.B. with Honours from Durham University and an M.F.A. in Film and Television Production from the University of Southern California. She is a BAFTA Connect member and is licensed to practice law in both Singapore and California, though she feels most at home on set.

Even the Brightest Girls | 春蚕祭 — Sent to a remote Chinese town to investigate a scandal at an elite boarding school, a young detective uncovers a secret tradition that binds the brightest girls and threatens to claim her as its final lesson.