Born in Sichuan in 1992, Bohao Liu studied filmmaking and screenwriting at New York University and the London Film School. His graduation film, the short documentary Eagles Rest in Liangshan, won a Student Academy Award in 2021 and was nominated for an IDA Documentary Award in 2022. His docufiction short, When a Rocket Sits on the Launch Pad, was selected by Berlinale Generation 2023. He is an alum of Locarno Spring Academy,Oscars Academy Gold, and Television Academy Foundation. He continues his post-master’s at Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains.