New Doc ‘Finding Yingying’ Shares Details of Scholar
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A new documentary is streaming now at the virtual Chicago International Film Festival.
Chinese scholar Yingying Zhang went missing in June 2017 at the University of Illinois. A former student was convicted of her murder. Her story and that trial are detailed in a new documentary, but it goes beyond true crime. We speak with the film’s director and a producer to learn more.
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New Doc ‘Finding Yingying’ Shares Details of Scholar
Clip: 10/20/2020 | 8m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
Chinese scholar Yingying Zhang went missing in June 2017 at the University of Illinois. A former student was convicted of her murder. Her story and that trial are detailed in a new documentary, but it goes beyond true crime. We speak with the film’s director and a producer to learn more.
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