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Chouwa Liang is a documentary filmmaker based in Beijing. She graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts at the University of Melbourne, specializing in documentary filmmaking. Since 2018, Chouwa has produced a series of short documentaries, including "Intimate Strangers" (2019), "I Love You Too" (2019), "A Distant World" (2018), and "My AI Lover" (2022). Her works predominantly explore contemporary intimate relationships in China from a female perspective. Her recent productions have been showcased and awarded at various film festivals both domestically and internationally, and have been featured on platforms like The New York Times Opdocs, Aeon in the US, and Rhode Island PBS in 2023.
Chouwa is currently preparing her feature-length documentary, "Replica" which has received awards at the China Fresh Pitch Conference, Taiwan CCDF Conference, the Global Pitch, the Australian AIDC Conference, and the Guangzhou International Documentary Film Conference in China. In addition to her filmmaking, she is also an active curator and has been an invited curator for the Mother's Film Festival in 2022 and 2023. Chouwa also co-founded the "Moms, Make Films" workshop, aiming to empower Chinese mothers to voice their stories.
  • Writer (4 Credits)
    My AI Lover2021
    Documentary
    A World Away2019
    Documentary, Short
    I love you too2019
    Documentary, Short, Student
    Intimate Strangers2019
    Documentary
  • Director (4 Credits)
    My AI Lover2021
    Documentary
    A World Away2019
    Documentary, Short
    I love you too2019
    Documentary, Short, Student
    Intimate Strangers2019
    Documentary
  • Editor (2 Credits)
    I love you too2019
    Documentary, Short, Student
    Intimate Strangers2019
    Documentary
  • Producer (1 Credit)
    A World Away2019
    Documentary, Short
  • Acting (1 Credit)
    Intimate Strangers2019
    Documentary
Official Selection
I love you too
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
Melbourne
2021
Official Selection
I love you too
The Women's Film Festival
Philadelphia
2021
Official Selection
Intimate Strangers
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
Melbourne
2021
Official Selection
Intimate Strangers
Gold Movie Awards ®
London
2020
Official Selection
Intimate Strangers
PRIDE Queer Film Festival
Scarborough
2020
Official Selection
Intimate Strangers
Sydney World Film Festival
Sydney
2020
Semi-Finalist
A World Away
Aphrodite Film Awards
New York
Official Selection
Intimate Strangers
International Shorts
Melbourne
College
University of Melbourne
Master of Film and Television
20192021
Birth Date
July 2, 1992
Current City
Beijing
Gender
Female
Little human making films
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