Born and raised in Chengdu, a city far from the political center in mainland China, he has witnessed how the thriving metropolis under the reform and opening policy designed by Deng Xiaoping has wrought sweeping transformation in the field of culture (beginning in 1978 and lasting till now) and in the lives of its inhabitants since his childhood. He thus observed the individual's existential anxiety in the face of the great changes of the period that people simply call “The Times.” This anxiety emerges due to the conflicts between old and new orders, as people grapple with hesitations and self-doubt about their experience when facing imported Western ideologies such as neoliberalism (open market economy and what it led in the socio-cultural field). He depicted this anxiety in his short films, Island In Green (2020) and his thesis film, Crows Gathering Before Winter (2024).
EDUCATION
Ph.D. candidate in Film Studies, Leeds, UK
Syracuse University Sep.2021- May.2024
Film, Master of Fine Arts GPA 3.76/ 4 Syracuse, US
FAMU Jan.2023- May.2023
35mm Film program GPA 4.0/ 4 Prague, Czech Republic
Communication University of Zhejiang
Sep.2017- June.2021
Film producing, Bachelor of Management
GPA 83.2/ 100 Zhejiang, China
WORK EXPERIENCES
Workshop Lecturer Leeds, UK
In collaboration with Krater Cultural Collection, Prof. Samuel Gartland, and Dr. Lucy Moore
Syracuse University Jan.2024- May.2024
Teaching Assistant Syracuse, US
-Participated in teaching a class Film Seminar, assisting Guinevere Turner.
Jinjing Cultural Media Co., Ltd June.2021- Dec.2021
Screenwriter Chengdu, China
-Participated in conceiving and developing TV show projects.
Zhejiang AMC Media Co., Ltd. Jul.2019- Oct.2019
Commercial Video Intern Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Responsible for the production of the commercial videos.
PROJECT EXPERIENCES
• May 2023, Daughter, Father, And Death, 35mm short film, 8 mins. Position: editor/gaffer. 35mm film project at FAMU.
• May 2022, About You About Me, art video, 12 mins. Position: director/writer/editor. Thesis project
at Syracuse University
• October 2020, Family Livings, short film, 5 minutes. Position: director/writer/editor.Premiered at the 2020 Communication University of Zhejiang Film Exhibition and 2021 Syracuse International Film Festival.
• September 2020, Hair, short film, 3 minutes. Position: director/writer/editor.Created for a
UCLA.Masterclass by Professor Mark Rosman.
• May 2020, Island In Green, short film, 13 minutes. Position: director/screenwriter/editor. Best director, Best screenwriter, Best film, Best actor; 2020 Communication University of Zhejiang Film Festival.
• November 2019, Let the Box Office Fly, promotional trailer, 2 minutes. Position: director/writer/editor. An advertising video shot for Communication University of Zhejiang, School of Cultural creativity and Management.
• October 2019, By the Sea, short film, 3 minutes. Position: director/writer/cinematographer/editor.
Created for Directing Course at Communication University of Zhejiang
• September 2019, Alone, a series of 1-minute commercials (3 in total). Position: director/producer/writer. Made for Hangzhou AMC E-commerce.
• December 2018, Bag Grabbing Company, short film, 5 minutes. Position: director/writer/editor.
Created for an Audio-visual Language Course at the Communication University of Zhejiang.
Research Experience
• Oct 2023, Female image matters: LouYe, The Sixth Generation and female writing in Chinese urban films, supervisor: Dr. PJ DiPietro. 15-page Final paper for class Feminist Theory.
• March 2021, ANALYSIS ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND MARKET PROSPECT OF VERTICAL SCREEN TV SERIES, graduation thesis for Bachelor’s degree.
AWARDS
April 2024, an art video, About You About Me, was exhibited in the art gallery Novado Gallery in New Jersey. Position: director/writer/editor.
March 2024, the art video About You About Me was exhibited in The Nancy Warehouse, Syracuse art gallery. Position: director/writer/editor.
In October 2021, the short film Family Livings premiered at the 2021 Syracuse International Film Festival. Position: director/writer/editor.
In December 2020, the short film Island In Green won Best Director, Best Screenwriter, Best Film, and Best Actor at the 2020 Communication University of Zhejiang Film Exhibition. Position: director/screenwriter/editor.
Syracuse University waives a 50% tuition scholarship
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