ABOUT
Xinhao "Violet" Lu is an award-winning director and screenwriter from Guangdong, China, based in Los Angeles. He is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English.
After graduating from Tianjin University of Finance and Economics in 2020, he attended to AFI Conservatory as a Directing Fellow in 2021.
His most recent film, Deep Into the Forest, premiered at 2024 Tribeca Festival and the 9th CAA Moebius showcase. His film Red Man won the 27 th LA Shorts International Film Festival - Best Experimental in 2023.
His films often contain delicate human emotions and unusual relationships among characters, and focus on social inequalities or absurd events.
After graduating from Tianjin University of Finance and Economics in 2020, he attended to AFI Conservatory as a Directing Fellow in 2021.
His most recent film, Deep Into the Forest, premiered at 2024 Tribeca Festival and the 9th CAA Moebius showcase. His film Red Man won the 27 th LA Shorts International Film Festival - Best Experimental in 2023.
His films often contain delicate human emotions and unusual relationships among characters, and focus on social inequalities or absurd events.
xlu@afi.edu
xinhaolufilm@gmail.com
(323)610-0736
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