Jiayang Liu
Known For: Directing
Biography
Jiayang Liu is a Chinese-American director/producer driven by real, sentimental narratives and bold, poetic moving images. Over the years, he has directed and produced over 60 short narrative and documentary films, many of which have won awards and screened at Academy Award®-qualifying festivals. His latest film Teenhood world premiered and won Best Wyoming film at the Wyoming International Film Festival and won Best USA film at the 307 International Film Festival. His commercial work include clients like Lamborghini, GMC, Toyota, and USC. A graduate from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, he is currently building Goldhour - a creative studio aimed to champion the next generation of bold, original stories and storytellers. Through Goldhour, his YouTube channel and his film career podcast, First Act Break, he continues to cultivate and mentor a growing community of modern storytellers.
Filmography
2026
- Pick Up ... (Director)
- Our Last Time as Eric
2025
- Take the Field ... (Producer)
- Teenhood ... (Director)
2024
- TURKISHAMERICAN ... (Camera Operator)
- Inner Colors ... (Director of Photography)
- Amon ... (Producer)
- Melodies of War ... (Director)
- City uf Meat ... (Director)
- Missing at Sea ... (Producer)
- Tongue Twister ... (Director)
- The Car ... (Producer)
2023
- A Beautiful Shadow ... (Director)
- The Bystander ... (Director)
2022
- Empty Canvas ... (Writer)
- There Is Only One ... (Director)
- A Young Owl ... (Screenplay)
- A Piece of Ranch ... (Director of Photography)
- Pieces ... (Director of Photography)
- The Sun Rises Differently ... (Editor)
2021
- The Summer Field ... (Producer)
- Blue Dusk ... (Producer)
2020
- The Reunion ... (Producer)