Liu Yuanchen

Liu Yuanchen (1987-) is a director and screenwriter. A native of Wuhan, Hubei Province, Liu graduated from the School of Journalism and Communication of Wuhan University in 2009, and then went to the United States to study journalism documentary at NYU's School of Journalism, where he received his master's degree in 2011. He then co-founded a film production company with two classmates in New York, where he worked as a producer and director of photography. His graduation project at NYU, the movie To the Light, tells the story of three coal miners and their families in eastern Sichuan.