Ej was born and raised in China, and it’s been 8 years in the State since he was 18. He drank his first shot of vodka, paid his first car insurance bill, hit his first joint, and shot his first roll of 16mm film - all in this country. It’s a journey of navigating a world of in-betweenness. His films offer a gaze into the rites of passage that lead to adulthood, delving into the intricacy of relationships and the quest for self amid cultural interplay. It’s a world shaped as much by translation as by intuition.

As a 2025 Flaherty Fellow, Ej's short documentary Room For Two was selected by AmDocs Film Festival. He is the producer of A Whale Who Drank a Fish Bowl, a fictional feature film that was selected for Cinema On The Bayou Film Festival and Houston AAPI Film Festival. Ej is also an award-winning cinematographer at Houston International Film Festival.

Having received scholarships from both schools, Ej earned his BA from Syracuse University and his MFA from the Film Directing Program at California Institute of the Arts.