Xiaoyu Yang

Xiaoyu Yang is an award-winning, New York-based filmmaker. She earned her MFA degree in filmmaking at City College of New York. She has been creating independent films in New York City since 2013, and most of her works are focusing on comprehensive imageries of blended cultures, and the attribute of feminism nowadays. In 2015, her first feature-length documentary, A Lifelong Journey, which narratively documents a renowned Chinese artist, Dan Hsu, brought her 7 awards, including best feature (student), best director, and best female filmmaker at Hollywood International Independent Documentary Festival. In 2016, Yang was honored by BAFTA as a Discovery Communications Scholar and became a member of BAFTA New York alumni a year after.