About

Li Lu was born in Suzhou, China, and moved to the United States when she was five. Daughter of two physicists, Li discovered filmmaking via her lifelong passions of photography, ballet, and literature. After an adventurous immigrant upbringing spanning all three coasts, Li graduated high school in Sugar Land, TX, and received her BA from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts.

Her award-winning narrative television, feature, and documentary work has been supported by Sundance, Firelight Media, Ford Foundation, Disney, ITVS, Austin Film Society, Gotham, CAAM, and others. Her directorial work can be streamed on Hulu, Disney+, Amazon, PBS, and Netflix. Most recently, Li was selected for the esteemed DOCNYC’s 40 Under 40 list and A TOWN CALLED VICTORIA won the 2024 IDA Documentary Award for Best Limited Series. A lover of all storytelling, Li strives to create bold and fearless projects spanning genre and form.

CONTACT

General: info@ulil-lilu.com

Agency: UTA // Gina Reyes - Narrative TV | Travis Tammero - Documentary | Lauren Hochhauser - Unscripted
PR: 42West
IMDB
IMVDB

Follow on Instagram!