Jay Liu is a filmmaker.
(he/him)
Photography by Kyle Brundige
b. 1999
Hong Kong
current residence
London, United Kingdom
Education
USC School of Cinematic Arts (’23)
Northwestern University (’20)
Hailing from the embattled city of Hong Kong, Jay Liu is a film writer, director, and editor. His passion lies in telling indie stories of queer romance, politics, and domestic realism, but he is a humble student of all genres and media.
His work has been officially selected by various prestigious film festivals worldwide, including Slamdance, HollyShorts, and the American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at Cannes, winning several awards along the way. Outside of filmmaking, he volunteered as a Festival Director for Hong Kong On Screen, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting Hong Kong cinema, and has also worked in video marketing for Hong Kong Disneyland and assisted producer Stephen Gibler at USC. He is currently an in-house video editor at the renowned global architecture practice Foster + Partners.
He is also an adept writer and critic of film and culture. He was chosen twice to be a writer in the official Cannes Classics x USC School of Cinematic Arts partnership, reporting on the Cannes Film Festival. His other bylines include Collider, The Asian Cut, and Cinema Escapist.
Homepage photography by Jerry X. Lee
Below photography by Ging Chen Sow
