About
Lulu Wang is a filmmaker born in Beijing, raised in Miami, and currently working in Los Angeles.
A classically trained concert pianist since the age of 4 and a prolific writer of short stories, Lulu discovered film as the best medium to combine her two greatest passions: music and storytelling. A 2005 graduate of Boston College, Lulu has directed several award- winning short films, both narrative and documentary.After graduation, Lulu was commissioned to direct “Fishing the Gulf” (Chiriqui, Panama) which has screened at festivals worldwide and won best documentary for Landmark Theatre’s Little Big Films Competition. In 2006, she was commissioned by EDWON (Empowered Women of Nepal) to film a documentary on Dalit women in Nepal. After making the transition to Hollywood in 2007, Lulu has worked on major big-budget productions including Rush Hour 3 and Judd Apatow’s Superbad and Pineapple Express.
Lulu is currently a partner at Flying Box Productions, where she develops content for film, TV and new media. Her most recent projects include a music video for the band Vintage Trouble and a series of teasers sponsored by State Farm for the band, OK Go and their music video, “This Too Shall Pass.” Lulu writes a travel/food blog, “Eat at the Bar,” that was recently developed into a web series. She is also working on her first independent narrative feature, “Posthumous.” An off-beat romantic-comedy, “Posthumous” will begin filming March 2012 in Berlin.