I don’t just teach film. I teach people

How to listen,

How to feel,

and How to see.

A Cross-Cultural Path

I began teaching at 22, leading drama classes at a primary school in Beijing and working with senior actors at Jinbaojie Community Theater.
Over the next decade, I taught large-group directing and writing workshops to university students across China—always using storytelling as a tool for connection and self-inquiry.

In New York, I served as a Teaching Assistant at Columbia University, mentoring undergraduate students in film production, silent cinema, and media theory. I later began privately coaching students preparing for film school applications. Many of them have since been accepted to top programs including Columbia, AFI, and NYU.

Across languages, generations, and disciplines, my goal remains the same:
to teach film as a way of becoming more fully yourself.

Open to Collaborate

I am currently open to teaching and mentorship opportunities in the following areas:

If you're building a space for bold, honest, and expansive learning, I’d love to join as a guest lecturer, mentor, or co-creator.

  • Narrative development, visual storytelling, directing actors, and building cinematic structure

  • Specialized guidance for students applying to top film programs in the U.S., U.K., and Hong Kong, including Columbia, AFI, NYU, as well as China’s Central Academy of Drama, Beijing Film Academy, and Shanghai Theatre Academy

  • Drama training for both youth and seniors, with experience in community-based theater and creative self-expression workshops

  • Creative practices for emotional clarity and self-discovery, including collage, guided writing, and visual memory exercise.

  • Teaching across linguistic and cultural borders, with bilingual instruction (English / Mandarin) and a deep focus on identity and belonging

Framing Silence

Framing Silence

TEACHING EXAMPLE

In Spring 2023, I curated a student exhibition at Columbia University titled Framing Silence: A Visual Dialogue in Collage.
It showcased visual work created in response to silent cinema—using collage to ask:


What does silence look like when words disappear?

I guided students through every step, from thematic reflection to final curation.

The exhibition became a space of quiet self-expression, collective intuition, and joy.

Teaching Philosophy

My work as a teacher is guided by the same instinct that shapes my films: attention.
I believe filmmaking is not about mastering equipment or chasing trends. It’s about learning how to notice, to remember, and to make meaning from what others overlook.

“I don’t teach how to be a filmmaker. I teach how to pay attention.”

My classroom is a space where risk is welcome, mistakes are necessary, and silence is part of the process.


I teach with one goal:
to help you write something only you could have written.