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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
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2026
Pick Up
Movie Director
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2026
Our Last Time
Movie Eric
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2025
Teenhood
Movie Director
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2025
Take the Field
Movie Producer
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2024
Tongue Twister
Movie Director
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2024
Inner Colors
Movie Director of Photography
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2024
Amon
Movie Producer
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2024
Melodies of War
Movie Director
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2024
City uf Meat
Movie Director
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2024
Missing at Sea
Movie Producer
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2024
TURKISHAMERICAN
Movie Camera Operator
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2024
The Car
Movie Producer
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2023
A Beautiful Shadow
Movie Director
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2023
The Bystander
Movie Director
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2022
Empty Canvas
Movie Writer
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2022
The Sun Rises Differently
Movie Editor
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2022
There Is Only One
Movie Director
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2022
A Piece of Ranch
Movie Director of Photography
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2022
Pieces
Movie Director of Photography
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2022
A Young Owl
Movie Screenplay
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2021
The Summer Field
Movie Producer
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2021
Blue Dusk
Movie Producer
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2020
The Reunion
Movie Producer
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Echoes of the Sea
Movie Associate Producer
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Hermit Crab
Movie Associate Producer
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Ezzie & Nix
Movie Producer