Jiayang Liu
- Known for
- Directing
- Birthplace
- Beijing, China
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
Ezzie & Nix TBA
Producer
Echoes of the Sea TBA
Associate Producer
Hermit Crab TBA
Associate Producer
Pick Up 2026
Director, Producer, Story, Editor, Colorist
Our Last Time 2026
as Eric, Director, Producer, Writer
Teenhood 2025
Director, Producer, Editor
Take the Field 2025
Producer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Tongue Twister 2024
Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer, Producer
Inner Colors 2024
Director of Photography, Colorist, Production Design
Amon 2024
Producer, Sound Recordist, Editor
Melodies of War 2024
Director, Writer, Sound Designer
City uf Meat 2024
Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
Missing at Sea 2024
Producer, Director, Writer, Editor
TURKISHAMERICAN 2024
Camera Operator
The Car 2024
Producer, Sound Recordist
A Beautiful Shadow 2023
Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Screenplay, Editor
The Bystander 2023
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer
Empty Canvas 2022
Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Director, Producer
The Sun Rises Differently 2022
Editor, Writer, Director, Director of Photography, Producer
There Is Only One 2022
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer
A Piece of Ranch 2022
Director of Photography, Editor, Writer, Director, Producer
Pieces 2022
Director of Photography, Editor, Director
A Young Owl 2022
Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor, Director, Producer
The Summer Field 2021
Producer, Editor, Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay
Blue Dusk 2021
Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Screenplay, Director
The Reunion 2020
Producer, Director, Editor, Screenplay, Director of Photography
Credits from TMDB.