Mila Zuo is an assistant professor of film at the University of British Columbia. Her research centers on film-philosophy, stars, affect theory, feminist and critical race & ethnicity studies. Her forthcoming book, Vulgar Beauty: Acting Chinese in the Global Sensorium (Duke University Press, 2022) focuses on the affective worldmaking of global Chinese women film stars. As a practitioner, she directs films and visual essays, including Carnal Orient (2016), Détourning Asia/America with Valerie Soe (2019), and Kin (2021), which have screened at international film festivals, universities, and galleries.