Roni Niu - Sundance Collab

Roni Niu is a Writer, Director, and Animator from Taiwan. Roni’s screenplay and short films have received international awards and global distribution, and have premiered in London’s Rich Mix Cinema. As the inaugural cohort of the NFTS and Amazon Prime Video’s Craft Academy, Roni has experience working on productions from channels such as Amazon Prime, Disney +, BBC, and HBO. In 2023, he developed STOP with Emmy-nominated platform OTV as one of their 2023 Screenwriting Fellows, and received 1st Place in OTV and the Sundance Institute’s launch of “Pitch, Please!“, a pitch competition mobilizing diverse storytellers.

My work:

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Grass Patch

Creator: Roni Niu

Grass Patch

Creator: Roni Niu

Grass Patch is the crystallization of all my thoughts, revelations, and traces of my steps in the big city. It is a journey of self-discovery, from the start to the goal, and all that's in between. Living in a fast-paced city can be suffocating, this film is a reminder to me that, in a world that is always rushing - a world that is full of conflicting thoughts - don't forget to find a patch of grass where you can breathe, and most importantly, dream.

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How Long Have We Been Doing This?

Creator: Roni Niu

How Long Have We Been Doing This?

Creator: Roni Niu

How Long Have We Been Doing This? is a mixed-media, experimental narrative set in a future world where humanity had to leave Earth due to human destruction. Centered around the saying "Too much of anything is never good", the film explores scenarios and environments on the uninhabitable Earth guided through cautionary visuals.

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Room Temperature

Creator: Roni Niu

Room Temperature

Creator: Roni Niu

Room Temperature follows an inquisitive white humanoid's journey from a grey limbo into the technicolour unknown, where dazzling "rooms" hide dark intentions… If it's going to survive, it will have to learn to read the rooms' temperatures!