Filmmaker / Cinematographer / Editor

KQ

Kenny Qiu is a filmmaker, cinematographer, and editor based in Los Angeles. He is currently pursuing an MFA in Film and Television Production at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

His work spans narrative and experimental filmmaking, balancing the serious with the playful. His films often explore loneliness, conflicting ideologies, and the search for meaning.

His narrative films are story-driven, while his experimental work turns familiar objects and everyday spaces into images with new meanings.

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Still Life

Narrative · Director / Writer

Spring 2026

A janitor transforms ordinary office furniture into whimsical art installations.

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Figures

Experimental · Director / Cinematographer / Editor

Fall 2024

Identity refracted through LEGO figures

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Like Fog on a Cold Night

Narrative · Cinematographer / Editor

Spring 2025

a magical surrealist film about a secret romance between two neighbors

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Vader: Blackout

Narrative · Cinematographer

Spring 2025

Cut off from the Force, Darth Vader must outwit a Jedi trap to survive.

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