Neither Donkey Nor Horse

Robin Wang, Director

Sloan Grant(s) Received: 2022, USC, Production Award

Project Type: Short

Genre: Drama

Stage: Complete

Synopsis: 

Amidst the outbreak of the 1910 Manchurian Plague, a young Chinese doctor must defy prejudices of both the East and the West to champion his groundbreaking theory of the disease and seek the truth that will heal it.


Zhongyu (Robin) Wang is a Los Angeles – based director and producer, whose expansive filmography has been honored with a Student Academy Award®, two DGA Awards Grand Prize, and two College Television Awards. As a director and producer, Robin has brought his works to over a hundred international film festivals worldwide, including many prominent Oscar-qualifiers such as LA Outfest, Cleveland, St. Louis, Urbanworld, deadCenter, and LA Shorts. Robin holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English (Highest Distinction) from Duke University and an MFA degree in Film & Television Production from the University of Southern California.