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.
Behind the camera
2026Our Last Time
Director & Writer
2025Take the Field
Director & Writer
2025Teenhood
Director
2024Missing at Sea
Director & Writer
2024City uf Meat
Director & Writer
2024Tongue Twister
Director & Writer
2024Melodies of War
Director & Writer
2023A Beautiful Shadow
Director & Screenplay
2023The Bystander
Director & Writer
2022A Young Owl
Director & Screenplay
2022Pieces
Director
2022A Piece of Ranch
Director & Writer
2022There Is Only One
Director & Writer
2022The Sun Rises Differently
Director & Writer
2022Empty Canvas
Director & Writer
2021The Summer Field
Director & Screenplay
2021Blue Dusk
Director & Screenplay
2020The Reunion
Director & Screenplay