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"A writer, film reviewer, independent filmmaker, struggling artist..."

Kenji Lui, born in Hong Kong, is currently based in San Francisco. He first studied films at University of Southern California (USC) and later earned his BA in films from University of California at Berkeley (CAL).

As a big fan of Asian cinema, he started writing movie reviews and later founded Cinespot.com, one of the largest bilingual Asian cinema websites, during the time he was studying at UC Berkeley. His writings can also be seen on various commercial websites and publications.

Kenji is also an independent filmmaker, some of his short films like "Yellow Fish", "Thereafter" and "Dedicated" to… have been screened at various film festivals around the world.

Currently, Kenji just finished directing his latest short film "Evolution", and he is writing a feature length script, a dream project he is hoping to have a chance to direct in the future.

=====Q and A===== First question people asked when they gotta know my education background: Why did you leave USC and go to Cal?

Ans: Yeah USC was cool, I even met George Lucas in one of my classes, but yeah it also sucks, coz they are all too "Hollywood", also the tuition was dreadful. I didn't want to be in debt for more than 10~20 years after graduation... On the positive side, Cal is not bad, with its very strong independent and experimental spirit... oh yeah and I didn't have to pay a buck... You see that's the dilemma for some very broke college students trying to pursue a career in filmmaking.

If anyone wants to know more about my perspectives on filmmaking, and also on cinema in general, please check out my movie reviews and writing (weekly column) on Cinespot.com. (Most of my recent stuff are in Chinese though...)

Some of the stuff I enjoy: Akira Kurosawa, Yasujiro Ozu, Hayao Miyazaki, Michelangelo Antonioni, Vittorio De Sica, Alfred Hitchcock, Andrei Tarkovsky, George Lucas, Sergei Eisenstein, Kim Ki-duk, Park Chan-wook, Stephen Chow, Johnnie To, Edward Yang, Hou Hsiao Hsien, Jia Zhang-ke...random favorites other than the works of the people above: Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, City Lights, M, Street Angel, Singin' in the Rain, Rear Window, Witness for the Prosecution, Fist of Fury, Private Eyes, Yellow Earth, Christmas in August, Attack the Gas Station, Juliet in Love, Il Mare, Goodbye Dragon Inn

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ＫＥＮＪＩ　ＬＵＩ，在香港出生，現正在三藩市工作。他首先在南加州大學修讀電影，其後在加州大學柏克萊分校取得其電影學學士學位。

身為一名亞洲電影發燒友，他在就讀柏克萊大學時已開始為電影寫影評，又創立了Cinespot.com，其中一個最大的雙語亞洲電影網站。有不少網絡及媒體亦有他的寫作。

Ｋｅｎｊｉ同時是一名獨立電影製作人，不少電影節中可看到他的製作如Yellow Fish, Thereafter and Dedicated to…

現時，Ｋｅｎｊｉ正製作新一部短片，與及在寫劇目。他希望能在將來擔演導演的角色。

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ＫＥＮＪＩ　ＬＵＩ，在香港出生，现正在三藩市工作。他首先在南加州大学修读电影，其后在加利福尼亚柏克莱大学取得其电影学学士学位。

身为一名亚洲电影发烧友，他在就读柏克莱大学时已开始为电影写影评，又创立了Cinespot.com，其中一个最大的双语亚洲电影网站。有不少网络及媒体亦有他的写作。

Ｋｅｎｊｉ同时是一名独立电影製作人，不少电影节中可看到他的製作如Yellow Fish, Thereafter and Dedicated to…

现时，Ｋｅｎｊｉ正製作新一部短片，与及在写剧目。他希望能在将来担演导演的角色。

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3239205/