First Act Break

Jiayang Liu and Yunqi Richard Li

Insights on finding success in the film industry — by young filmmakers, for young filmmakers. Hosted by USC film directors Jiayang Liu and Richard Li.

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First Act Break

Episodes (21)

Jun 29, 2025 Sundance Filmmaker on Balancing both a Directing and Cinematography Career | Daeil Kim
Jun 20, 2025 After USC Film School…I Had to Relearn Everything | Daniel Han
Jun 11, 2025 What China’s Movie Industry is really like | Alex Li

First Act Break

Jun 29, 2025
1¼ hours
65 MB

Welcome to episode 20 of The First Act Break podcast, the show where we dive into the art, business, and hustle of breaking into the film industry, and help you build a career doing what you love. Today, we bring on Daeil Kim, a Sundance director and cinematographer, who shares his insights on life after college. We discuss his current career balancing both crafts, how his movie got into the Sundance Film Festival, and advice on having a freelance career.

First Act Break

Sundance Filmmaker on Balancing both a Directing and Cinematography Career | Daeil Kim

Jiayang Liu and Yunqi Richard Li

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