Published on 26, Oct 2022

Lizzy Yang Liu is Slowly Changing the Face of Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, California – A director/producer/writer based in Los Angeles, California, young filmmaker Lizzy Yang Liu is changing perspectives, one audience member at a time.

Having graduated from Emerson College earning her BFA degree at Beijing Film Academy, and subsequently, her MFA degree in Film and Media Art, Yang Liu is no stranger to hard work. She describes utilizing film as a medium of communication as well as art, “I believe that everything that happens in our daily life is a representation, which has a deeper meaning,” Yang Liu said. “I enjoy observing, thinking, reflecting, and communicating my ideas to the audience by using visual and audio language because I believe that film as the most effective art format can always offer a positive influence to the public and justify unexposed inequities.”

Advocacy for Diversity in Film

In charge of the “Stars Collective” program as the Executive Officer of North America, Lizzy Yang Liu supports BIPOC and female filmmakers with a $50-100M funding pool. As a film producer and director, Lizzy has written and directed several award-winning films in the past, including A Matter of Time, World Without End, and Tessellation. 

Tessellation is set in the alleys of New York City, focusing on LGBTQ+ concepts throughout modern history in the US. The story describes the love stories of three different female characters in different generations - 1959, 1979, and 1999, each with a particular set of challenges colored in part by the era they dwell in.

Recently winning in the LGBTQ+ category in the Florence Film Awards, the film signifies a greater message that Lizzy Yang Liu hopes to express in her career. “As an artist, I have a strong responsibility to reveal the unexposed side,” she said when interviewed for another short film of hers, A Matter of Time, which follows a 70-year-old resident living in an area in the midst of a redevelopment, coming to grips with the realities of gentrification while balancing a relationship with her daughter who lives in the city.

Through these different but equally progressive film concepts, Lizzy Yang Liu presents difficult truths about the experiences of a diverse set of demographics. In coloring the world with different colors and distinct experiences, Yang Liu’s films feel real, while offering an intimate perspective that feels almost mystical in their ability to forge a connection with the audience.

Building a More Diverse Hollywood

Lizzy has no intention of stopping and knows the power that her skill in the medium affords her. “Our key is to explore a new path in [...] culture rather than following other previous pioneers. There is so much potential we are imagining for the next steps,’ Lizzy explains. In being part of the future of filmmaking in reflecting aspects of today and yesterday to express the makings of tomorrow, Filmmaker Lizzy Yang Liu has a distinct style and a purpose driving every project she leads.

Yang Liu (Lizzy Liu) is an accomplished and award-winning producer and director based in Los Angeles. Currently, she is a co-founder and CEO of a startup Invisolve Studio, producing cutting-edge creative content, including AI Visual Art, Films, and sound design & music. After Yang graduated from Emerson College with an MFA degree, she moved to Hollywood to pursue her dream in the entertainment industry. She works as a creative executive in Starlight Media Inc. (Crazy Rich Asians, Midway) in charge of the independent films department and supervises the “Stars Collective” program to support BIPOC and female filmmakers. She is now exploring and breaking the boundaries of the art and entertainment industry with her professional experiences, organizing and blending technology with all art forms of projects and services with the mindset of an innovator and entrepreneur.