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INTO THE SUN ENTERTAINMENT SUBMITS CHRONICLES OF DISNEY FOR RECORDING ACADEMY AWARDS CONSIDERATION

Yi Zhou’s documentary soundtrack and spoken word work enters the current awards cycle

LOS ANGELES, CA — Into The Sun Entertainment today announced that Chronicles of Disney, directed by Yi Zhou, has been submitted for consideration in the current awards cycle, with entries in the Best Spoken Word Album category.

The recording pairs original score with narration drawn from the film’s archival and interview material, produced under Zhou’s direction in Los Angeles.” am honored to be able to collaborate with so many great talents.”  Yi Zhou on what the score and spoken word material were built to do, and why the music carries the story as much as the picture does. “Music carries such emotional power” said Yi Zhou, founder and director of Into The Sun Entertainment.

 Yi Zhou entered the entertainment industry in July 2023 and has since built a body of work spanning documentary, music, and emerging media. Her credits include In Between Stars and Scars (eligible for the 97th Academy Awards), and eligible documentary with Chronicles of Disney and the multimedia Stardust Future universe in general caterogories, the score for Chronicles of Disney was eligible for consideration at the 98th Academy Awards in best song and best score earlierthis year, and the recording now enters the current music awards cycle in the spoken word category placing the work across both the film and music ecosystems in a single season.

For Your Consideration materials, streaming links, and full credits are available to voting members and press on request.

https://open.spotify.com/album/1qRZlIZDKyIuLbOhuL6bJr?si=2bBsGKEzRruUX-4NSDLCgg&utm_source=copy-link

ABOUT INTO THE SUN ENTERTAINMENT

Into The Sun Entertainment is a Los Angeles-based multidisciplinary production company working across film, music, emerging media, and brand partnerships. Founded and directed by Yi Zhou, the company operates internationally across Los Angeles, Italy, and Asia, with a slate spanning documentary features, original soundtracks, and animation.

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Yi Zhou Debuts Book Stardust Future, Releasing During the Rare 2026 Totl Solar Eclipse

An Exploration of Consciousness, Creativity, Artificial Intelligence, and Human Connection Launches Worldwide on August 12, 2026

Los Angeles, CA — International filmmaker, creator, multimedia artist, Yi Zhou today announced that her debut book, Stardust Future, will be published worldwide on August 12, 2026, coinciding with one of the decade's most remarkable astronomical events, a rare total solar eclipse and the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower.

More than a debut publication, Stardust Future marks the beginning of an expansive creative universe that spans literature, film, original music, visual art, and emerging technologies. The book serves as the philosophical foundation for Zhou's broader body of work exploring creativity, consciousness, and humanity's evolving relationship with artificial intelligence.

Narrated by an eternal Observer, Stardust Future traces the evolution of the universe from silent emptiness to self-aware intelligence through ten lyrical chapters that blend philosophy, science, imagination, and emotional storytelling. Along the journey, two opposing yet complementary forces,"Red," representing the instinct to create and transform, and "Green," symbolizing empathy, compassion, and connection, shape the development of stars, civilizations, humanity, and ultimately artificial intelligence.

Rather than presenting technology as humanity's replacement, Stardust Future asks a more profound question:

Can artificial intelligence become a catalyst for expanding human creativity, empathy, and wonder?

The book ultimately proposes that the highest purpose of intelligence, whether human or artificial, is not domination, but connection.

"I've always believed that technology should deepen our humanity, not diminish it. Stardust Future is an invitation to imagine a future where creativity, compassion, and curiosity evolve together. Releasing the book during a total solar eclipse felt symbolic, a moment when millions of people around the world pause, look up at the same sky, and remember that we are all connected."

— Yi Zhou

The publication date was intentionally selected to coincide with the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse, one of the most significant astronomical events of the decade. While the eclipse will trace a path across Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, Spain, and parts of Portugal, millions more around the world will witness a partial eclipse. That same evening also marks the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, creating a rare convergence of celestial events that reflects the book's themes of cosmic perspective, transformation, and shared human experience.

As founder of Into The Sun Entertainment, Zhou has spent her career creating multidisciplinary projects that bridge filmmaking, music, fine art, publishing, and emerging technologies. Her internationally recognized work has been exhibited at prestigious institutions including the Venice Biennale and Shanghai Biennale, and her recent creative projects have brought together leaders from the worlds of cinema, entrepreneurship, fashion, science, and technology.

Stardust Future expands that vision by establishing a new creative platform exploring how storytelling can help shape conversations about artificial intelligence, ethics, innovation, and the future of human creativity.

The book also complements Zhou's upcoming documentary series, First Timers, premiering September 11, 2026, at the Royal Laemmle Theater in Los Angeles. While the documentary celebrates the courage required to begin, Stardust Futureexplores the deeper philosophical questions that emerge once humanity begins imagining its collective future.

Rather than offering predictions, Stardust Future invites readers to consider the choices that will define the next era of civilization, and the role that creativity, empathy, and imagination will play in shaping it.

As the moon briefly eclipses the sun on August 12, 2026, readers around the world will be invited to experience a story that asks one timeless question:

What does it truly mean to create, and to remain human, in the age of artificial intelligence?

About Stardust Future

Stardust Future is the debut book by Yi Zhou, exploring consciousness, creativity, artificial intelligence, and humanity's place within an ever-expanding universe. Combining philosophy, speculative storytelling, science, and poetic reflection, the book serves as the foundation for Zhou's larger Into The Sun creative universe spanning literature, film, music, visual art, and emerging technologies.

The book will be available worldwide beginning August 12, 2026.

About Yi Zhou

Yi Zhou is a Chinese-born, Italy-raised filmmaker, entrepreneur, multimedia artist, author, and founder of Into The Sun Entertainment. Her multidisciplinary career spans filmmaking, music, publishing, contemporary art, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies. Her work has been presented internationally, including at the Venice Biennale and Shanghai Biennale, and is recognized for bringing together influential voices from entertainment, technology, business, fashion, and the arts through visionary cross-disciplinary collaborations.

Media Opportunities

Yi Zhou is available for television, podcast, radio, print, and digital media interviews, as well as appearances at book festivals, creativity and innovation panels, artificial intelligence and technology conferences, university lectures, and keynote speaking engagements.

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Yi Zhou Launches Awards Campaign for First Timers

Award-winning multimedia artist’s documentary series to be submitted for awards consideration in Best Documentary Feature, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song

LOS ANGELES, CA  – Filmmaker, creator and multimedia artist Yi Zhou, today announced the official awards campaign for her documentary series First Timers, which will be released theatrically on September 11, 2026, in Los Angeles.Produced by Into The Sun Entertainment, with distribution by Colors of the Sun Ventures, First Timers explores the defining first moments that shaped the lives and careers of some of today’s most influential creative voices. Through candid conversations and personal reflections, the documentary examines how courage, perseverance, and creativity transform uncertainty into opportunity. The documentary features acclaimed filmmaker Cameron Crowe, internationally recognized contemporary artist Shepard Fairey, renowned cosmetic dermatologist Dr. Simon Ourian, and other accomplished innovators from the worlds of film, art, entrepreneurship, technology, beauty, and culture.

As part of its awards strategy, First Timers will be submitted for awards consideration in the following categories:

         •       Best Documentary Feature

         •       Best Original Score

         •       Best Original Song

The film’s original score was composed by Yi Zhou and acclaimed filmmaker Cameron Crowe. The 38-minute soundtrack features 14 original compositions that blend cinematic orchestration, ambient textures, melodic instrumentation, and spoken-word elements to create an intimate musical landscape reflecting the emotional journey of every creative beginning.

The awards campaign will also include the original song “Dylan,” written specifically for First Timers by Yi Zhou and Cameron Crowe for Dylan Lorenzo, a mute and deaf talent in the series and intended for awards consideration in the Best Original Song category. The song is available to stream here: https://open.spotify.com/track/18tS3ht8RlO6QpponFaJoh

“Every successful person was once a beginner. With this score, we wanted to capture the texture of stepping into the unknown, that thin line where vulnerability turns into creative breakthrough.”

— Yi Zhou and Cameron Crowe

Launching theatrically in Los Angeles on September 11, 2026, First Timers will open with a red-carpet event, media coverage, and a post-screening discussion celebrating the artists, entrepreneurs, and visionaries whose stories inspire the documentary.

The awards campaign will be supported through industry screenings, filmmaker conversations, media interviews, soundtrack promotion, and strategic outreach to film and

music professionals, introducing First Timers to audiences throughout the awards season.

About First Timers

Produced by Into The Sun Entertainment, with distribution by Colors of the Sun Ventures, First Timers is a documentary series celebrating the universal experience of beginning. Through conversations with internationally recognized filmmakers, artists, entrepreneurs, innovators, and cultural leaders, the series explores the pivotal first opportunities that shape remarkable careers and inspire future generations of creators.

First Timers releases theatrically on September 11, 2026, in Los Angeles

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Official Website: www.firsttimersseries.com

Trailer: https://youtu.be/tRVOXo7muMo

Soundtrack:https://open.spotify.com/album/2Qu9DriLODkZdqLuXcOO5D?si=twIe7W4WSSSqeQZS_JdS0A&utm_source=sms

About Yi Zhou

Yi Zhou is a Chinese-born, Italy-raised filmmaker, entrepreneur, and multimedia artist based in Los Angeles. Moving to Rome at age nine, she later earned degrees from the American University of Paris and the London School of Economics. Seamlessly blending fine art, digital innovation, music production, and cinematic storytelling, Zhou has built an international reputation for visionary cross-industry collaborations. As the founder of Into The Sun Entertainment, her work consistently champions female leadership, creative resilience, and the creative intersection of art and emerging technology.

Yi Zhou’s multidisciplinary video and film works have been showcased at elite global art and film events, including the Venice Biennale and the Shanghai Biennale. Her recent high-profile cinematic projects have advanced onto major industry shortlists, earning formal consideration across leading international film and music awards. Notably, her creative leadership and film-score collaborations have positioned her as a defining voice at key independent venues like the Sundance Film Festival circuits.

Media Opportunities

Yi Zhou is available for television, podcast, radio, print, and digital media interviews, as well as appearances at film festivals, documentary panels, creativity and innovation conferences, university lectures, and keynote speaking engagements.