MFA Acting Showcase

CalArts, School of Theatre
May 2020

Firecracker
鞭炮

Short | Romance Comedy | English & Mandarin

Lead

Directer: Caroline Guo
Screenplay: Caroline Guo
Cinematography: Ellin Aldana
Producer: Andie Tenoso & Camila Villanueva

Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival  (MNFF8)
https://middfilmfest.org/portfolio/firecracker/

Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF 45)
https://www.aaiff.org/aaiff45/fresh-starts-and-sweethearts-vod

2022 Outfest LA LGBTQ+ Film Festival
https://outfestla2022.eventive.org/films/62a3b498ba31c900d1275aeb

四月四日 4.04
(April 4th)

Feature | Dark Comedy, Dystopia | Chinese

Supporting
and Choreography

Director: Jason Xiangtian Zheng
Cinematography: Jeffrey Chu

A Quiet Night In Monterey Park 夜静更阑

Short | Drama | MOS
AFI - Visual Essay

Supporting

Directer: Charles Xiuzhi Dong
Screenplay: Mufeng Han
Cinematography: Mufeng Han
Producer: Crystal Bohan Yang & Shunchao Xu

Cairo Film Festival
- Best Short Nomination

漂流 Floating

Short | Drama | Chinese
Chapman University - Cycle Film

Directer: Pauline Zihan Zhang
Screenplay: Pauline Zihan Zhang
Cinematography: Aaron Peng Wang
Producer: Belle Geling Guo

戴春鹏 DAI Chunpeng - Jamie Jizhong Zhang  
林雯 LIN Wen - Lydia Jialu Li 黎珈璐
Featuring Christine Liao, Chin Hsiang Chang & Liang-Chun Snyder

Wedding Game

Short | Romance Comedy | English

Directer: Abel Haoran Guan
Screenplay: Abel Haoran Guan
Cinematography: Jo Zichen Zhou
Producer: Kerisa Lin

JESSICA - Lydia Jailu Li 黎珈璐
RAYMOND - Darren Deng

DYLAN - Luke Brady

ANTHONY - Jeff Werden

此处心安是吾家
Home Is Where The Heart Is

Short | Drama | Mandarin
AFI - Cycle 2

Producer: Zitian "Zora" Zhang &  Zhuoran "Rita" Xiao
Director: Shuyue Shu
Screenwriter: April Peng
Editor: Zekuan Wang
Cinematography: Sarah Megyesy
Production Designer: Yajie Qin

MOTHER "SHU" - Gloria Ho
DAUGHTER "XIAOMENG" - Lydia Jialu Li 黎珈璐

December 2021

Bruise

Short | Drama, Crime | MOS
AFI - Visual Essay

Director: Christy Yitong He
Screenplay: Christy Yitong He & Guanting Du
Cinematography: Guanting Du
Producer: Ella Chi

OFFICER - Lydia Jialu Li 黎珈璐

Shore

Short | Fantasy | MOS
AFI - Visual Essay

Director: Yvonne Zhang
Screenplay: Jo Zhou & Yvonne Zhang
Cinematographer: Jo Zhou
Producer: Qiyi Fan

MONK - Ty Chen

WOMAN - Lydia Jialu Li 黎珈璐

Pillow Fight

Short; Drama
Chapman University

Director: Evey Yu
Producer: Risanta Li
Cinematography: Hunter Hao Deng
Adapted from Half Court by Preston Francis

DAVID - Juan Ayala

PEINI - Lydia Jialu Li 黎珈璐 

October 2021

Rash

Short | Drama | English

Directer: Peiqi Peng
Screenplay: Peiqi Peng
Cinematography: Ellin Aldana
Producer: Suki Shuqi Li

MINA - Lydia Jialu Li  黎珈璐
TEACHER - Cathy D Tomlin

June 2021

Chopsticks

Short; Comedy

Director: Fanbo Zheng
Co-Director: Weiyang (Yann) Chen
Cinematography: Caleb Tou
Producer: Shihan Lu

SAM - Ryan Chiu
TAMMY - Karen Zheng
JACK - Ko Han Lai
LIU - Lydia Jailu Li 黎珈璐

September 2021

Call 911 报警

Short | Romance, Drama | Chinese

Director & Screenplay: Joy Yihang Tan
Cinematography: Avo John Kambourian
Producer: Julia M. Quiceno

ARINA - 陈柔文 Ella Chen
FLOWER - Lydia Jialu Li 黎珈璐

March 2021

Other

Short; Drama
Chapman University

Directer, screenplay & cinematography:
Hunter Hao Deng

September 2021 & March 2022