Director, producer, and creative technologist creating new forms of storytelling through emerging technology.
Claire Yland Li
I’m drawn to climate stories and non-human-centric narratives. I enjoy using emerging technologies to create immersive, emotionally grounded experiences that explore our relationship with the natural world.
My previous work includes VR experience told from the perspective of a humpback whale, as well as narrative design for an immersive dining experience set in the mountains. Through these projects, I’ve become increasingly interested in how storytelling can help audiences experience the world through perspectives beyond our own.
Wake Of The whales
VR Film
3D Animation Short
Live Action Short
Experimental Animation - Producer
Experimental Animation - Producer
Silent Listen
Live Action Short - Producer
Little Fierce Loong
Live Action Short - Producer
Immersive Dining Experience - Narrative Designer
Underwater Documentary - Associate Producer
A documentary on Jessea Lu, the first Chinese freediver to break a world record.
Feature Film (unproduced)
Project Cradle
As Earth’s last fertile soils fail, a soil ecologist engineers dung beetles to restore agriculture, only to discover nature cannot be rebuilt one species at a time.
Original Pilot (unproduced)
Neon Corals
When a young woman from humanity’s underwater civilization is forced to live on land, she must reconcile two worlds to protect the ocean she calls home before both civilizations pay the price.
My CV
Ganek Immersive Studio, CA Producer, Immersive AUG 2025 - PRESENT
Created extended reality (XR) experiences—including virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR)—as part of the USC Ganek Immersive Studio, leveraging Unreal Engine, 360° stereoscopic production, and AI-assisted visual development with Nano Banana and ComfyUI.
Wrote, produced, and directed a 3D animated VR film in partnership with the USC Ganek Immersive Studio.
USC School Of Cinematic Arts, CA Teacher’s Assistant JAN 2024 - DEC 2025
Assisted Tony Jonas, former Head of Warner Bros. Television (Friends, ER, and Queer as Folk), with administrative support, class operations, and coordination of pitching sessions.
Provided structural story feedback to students on scripts, treatments while coordinating student productions.
Created pitch decks and series bibles using emerging AI tools to support concept visualization.
HYBRID STUDIO, China Narrative & Creative Lead JULY 2021- MAY 2022
Served as Narrative Designer for Jungle to Table: A Night Quest, an immersive dining experience that combined themed storytelling, multi-course meal and production mapping technology. Developed the narrative and oversaw creative production from concept through live execution.
Artist for an art exhibition on Dai tattoo traditions at a Buddhist temple in Yunnan, China.
Co-directed a documentary exploring the relationship between the clouded leopard and Indigenous ethnic minority communities in China.
EUTOPOS STUDIO, China Development Lead & AP MAY 2018 - MAY 2021
Co-produced a documentary on Jessea Lu, the first Chinese freediver to break a world record, while supporting underwater cinematography as a member of the camera department.
Coordinated production and supervised post-production for a feature-length narrative documentary, managing production schedules, travel logistics, crew coordination, deliverables, and narrative continuity across three interwoven storylines.
Served as Associate Producer across 40 episodes of Ivy Monsters, overseeing script development, production design, and end-to-end production.
