Film
2024 Directing Reel:
2024 Directing Reel - Boris Liu
Thrilled to share my 2024 directing reel! This compilation showcases my latest work and the creative journey I’ve embarked on over the past years.
Film:
Echoes of the Sea (2024)
The film draws inspiration from the environmental scars left by the 1969 and 2015 Santa Barbara Oil Spills, events that underline the devastating impact of human negligence on nature. By merging these historical events and the actual archival 1969 and 2015 oil spills footage with elements of fantasy, “Echoes of
Santa Monica International Filmmaker Awards - Best Fantasy 🏆 | Tokyo International Short Film Festival - Message of Hope Winner🏆 | Raw Science Film Festival - Official Selection| Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival - Official Selection
I’m Really Tired - Remake (2022)
Directed by Boris Liu
On a Serpentine Road - Remake (2022)
Directed by Boris Liu
Short Hair (2022)
USC Intermediate Directing Class Exercise - Emotion | Directed by Boris Liu
Stairway (2022)
Through a box of Chunghwa cigarettes offered by an old homeless man in LA Chinatown, a young Chinese American man comes to terms with his struggles during the pandemic.
🎞LA Shorts International Film Festival (Oscars® qualified) - Official Selection
The Inception of Parasite at the Grand Chungking Hotel (2022)
Directed by Boris Liu for #No Sleep ’til Film Fest #AGBO
Dreams in Black and White (2022)
Directed by Mark Candore & Boris Liu | Produced by Boris Liu
Cloakers (2022)
A dark comedy directed by Tate Doppler & Boris Liu. Coming Soon...
Ping Pong (2021)
A disciplined, uncompromising college Chinese international student will have his world-view challenged when a chilling and laid-back Chinese-American college student challenges him to the ping pong game of a lifetime.
🎞 Cannes World Film Festival - Best Sports Film/ Best Asian Student Film Finalist
The Dumpling King (2019)
A short documentary about a Chinese fisher and cook who goes fishing with his boat on weekends at Santa Barbara Habor and owns a dumpling restaurant in Isla Vista, California. 35th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, 16th Chinese American Film Festival Official Selection.
🎞 35th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Oscars® qualified) Official Selection | 16th Chinese American Film Festival Official Selection.
2019 Reel (ISFA Intro)
Personal works and works from ISFA film club that I led from 2018-2020 at UCSB.
The Ring (2019)
A story about the ring. Short experimental piece. 2019.
