Known for

Directing

Place of birth

Beijing, China

Jiayang Liu

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.

Titles

Teenhood

Movie • 2025

Pick Up

Movie • 2026

TURKISHAMERICAN

Movie • 2024

City uf Meat

Movie • 2024

Our Last Time

Movie • 2026

There Is Only One

Movie • 2022

Missing at Sea

Movie • 2024

A Beautiful Shadow

Movie • 2023

Tongue Twister

Movie • 2024

The Sun Rises Differently

Movie • 2022

Empty Canvas

Movie • 2022

A Piece of Ranch

Movie • 2022

The Summer Field

Movie • 2021

Melodies of War

Movie • 2024

The Bystander

Movie • 2023

The Reunion

Movie • 2020

Pieces

Movie • 2022

Blue Dusk

Movie • 2021

A Young Owl

Movie • 2022