October 20, 2024 (Toronto, Canada) — The University of Toronto Chinese Alumni Association (UTCAA) conducted an in-depth interview with alumni MAO Yu Lynn Yuan, a post-90s filmmaker, director and producer. The conversation covered her cross-cultural educational background, her career transition from venture capital and entrepreneurship to film, and the creative philosophy behind her debut experimental art film Mermaid in the Garden of Escapism. The interview also explored a ra