Yu Gu

Yu Gu is a filmmaker born in Chongqing China and raised in Vancouver Canada She works in narrative and documentary film using a lyrical approach to explore themes of identity migration and artistic freedom Yus hybrid documentary A Moth In Spring premiered at Hot Docs International Film Festival and was licensed and distributed by HBO Her feature documentary films Who Is Arthur Chu and A Womans Work are currently supported by the Center for AsianAmerican Media Sundance Institute ITVS Tribeca Film Institute Firelight Media and Film Independent In collaboration with artist Gu Xiong and Academy Awardwinner Mark J Harris Gu is developing Interior Migrations a multiplatform project documenting the memories of migrant workers Gu received her MFA in film production from the University of Southern California She also works as an editor and recently completing The Walk a short film for HBO and music videos for Jewel