Jiayang Liu
Directing
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.
Known for
A Young Owl
March 10, 2022
Pieces
May 29, 2022
A Piece of Ranch
June 4, 2022
There Is Only One
October 23, 2022
The Summer Field
November 9, 2021
Blue Dusk
February 8, 2021
The Reunion
August 31, 2020
Empty Canvas
December 31, 2022
The Bystander
July 9, 2023
The Sun Rises Differently
November 5, 2022
A Beautiful Shadow
November 1, 2023
Missing at Sea
July 18, 2024
Behind the camera26
- 2026Pick Up Director, Producer, Story, Editor, Colorist
- 2026Our Last Time Director, Producer, Writer
- 2025Teenhood Director, Producer, Editor
- 2025Take the Field Producer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
- 2024Tongue Twister Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer, Producer
- 2024Inner Colors Director of Photography, Colorist, Production Design
- 2024Amon Producer, Sound Recordist, Editor
- 2024Melodies of War Director, Writer, Sound Designer
- 2024City uf Meat Director, Editor, Producer, Writer