Yuja

2026, N/R, U.S., Documentary, 83 minutes
  Florida Premiere
  English and Mandarin with English Subtitles

Director: Lorna Tucker
Producers: Katrina Mansoor, Florrie Priest, Craig Thompson, David Piperni, Daniel Cantagallo
Cast: Yuja Wang

At 39, Yuja Wang stands among the most electrifying musicians of our time, and she is falling out of love with the music. Over the last two decades, she has both ignited and upended classical music on her own terms, with ferocious artistry, superhuman technique and a stage presence as bold as her famously daring couture and six-inch stilettos. Dismissed by some critics for “stripper-wear” and scrutinized for her irreverent takes on the canon, she has also faced racism and sexism for defying expectations of what an Asian woman in classical music should be. In doing so, she has inspired a new generation with her unapologetic individuality.

But behind the spectacle lies relentless pressure. Now, at the height of her career, as the demands of success and the sacrifices of a solitary life close in, she begins to question what it all amounts to and what comes next.