Writer, Liberation

Norman Yi Li is a writer/director based in Vancouver, Canada. He was an awardee at the TIFF – Sloan Science and Technology Project Pitch and a semi-finalist at the Austin Film Festival Script Competitions. During the Pacific Screenwriting Program, he wrote an episode for an original series created by Will Pascoe, which was later optioned by Skydance Media. In 2024, Norman was selected as a writer-in-residence for the WBD Access x Canadian Academy Writers’ Program. With a background in cognitive sciences, Norman tells stories about morally ambiguous characters grappling with ethical dilemmas and shifting identities.