Li Lu
Writing
Biography
Li Lu is an award-winning narrative and documentary director. She was born in Suzhou, China and raised in Sugar Land, Texas. Her debut feature There is a New World Somewhere (2015) won three Best Feature awards prior to its theatrical release. Li's television credits include The Resident (FOX) and Echoes, a NETFLIX limited series. Her landmark docuseries A Town Called Victoria (2024) about the arson of a Texas mosque premiered on PBS’s Independent Lens and won Best Limited Series at the International Documentary Awards, earning Lu a place on DOC NYC’s 40 Under 40 list. Lu is also a film curator and creator of HTX MADE, a film series celebrating artists and audiences in Texas.
Known For
A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both good and bad, in modern-day medicine.
The Resident
A coming of age story about self-revelation. Sylvia, a struggling artist in New York, is fired from her job and flees back to her Texas hometown for a friend’s wedding. At the pre-wedding party, she meets an enigmatic stranger, Esteban. On the eve of the big day, he dares her to join him on a road trip through the jewel cities of the Deep South.