The artist Hongjin Chen is a film director and screenwriter from China. She graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Majored in film production and directing, and other art fields involved include photography, painting, sculpture, fiber, and art therapy.

           Most of her works are presented in different ways to reflect social issues and human nature from true stories. Such as, her latest film, Found You, is adapted from a true story of her grandmother, who is an Alzheimer's patient. Her senior thesis project Five Point Seven is a short crime film that focuses on human nature and the class hierarchy between humans and animals. The first film she made it's called Persona, which talks about seven deadly sins. For her, cinema is not just a medium of entertainment but also a means of cultural dissemination. In her film, she intend to bringing every ignored story to the big screen and highlighting the significance of human beings.

           In high school, she worked as a special overseas reporter for Wuhan TV Station to complete the production of a program and gain 2 million viewings. During her undergraduate study, Hongjin worked with the Chinese Embassy in Chicago many times as a program director, completing program shooting and post-editing work.

           The self-written and self-directed short film "Goodbye" shot by her sophomore year won the Hollywood Gold Awards,  2021 International World Film Gold Award. The short film "persona" she directed won the Best First Time director (Short) in Log Angeles Film Award. Honorable Mention: Cinematography in Log Angeles Film Award. Best Cinematography in Oniros Film Awards® - New York.