Jiayang Liu 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.
