-Who is May Liu?

I’m an writer, filmmaker, actress, producer, and philanthropist based in Dallas—honored with the Noble Chivalry Rank of Art & Humanity, the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award, and descended from the Han Dynasty Liu royal family. I founded the Superstar Art Foundation and the Miss Economic World program to uplift emerging talent, was issued Global 100 successful woman honor, published 3 books in Amazon. “May Liu Artwork Collection” “Royal Family Liu’s History and Decryption of Han Culture”, “Blooming Sisters”. And I’ve produced, written, and directed movie “Lost In 24” (2023) “Blooming Sisters” (2024), “Phoebe’s Echo” (2025), which gained over 30 awards and nominations for my movies in multiple International film festivals,some recognized in Cannes and Rome, seen on FOX, NBC, and CBS  ( Refer to my IMDB link https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10699373/)

-What new projects are you working on?

I recently wrote, directed, and edited Phoebe’s Echo, a 2025 psychological thriller about a single mom and her daughter uncovering dark secrets behind an artist’s mysterious death. The film premiered February 28, 2025, and earned seven wins across festivals IMDb Pro. It’s a deeply personal exploration of memory, trauma, and artistic legacy. In this movie, I also played a role of Lisa Lee, who is a painter artist, I am happy to invite Emmy Award winner actor and producer Vincent De Paul to star in this movie with me. Carrie Vines play the role of Susan (the mom’s role）， Charlie Kidd play the lead role Phoebe, I like their performance, I made a song with my musician Stephane Kara called “Light of Life”, I love this song a lot, it is a discovery of the value of life as an artist, which is my role in this movie.  We’ve taken it to Cannes Film Festival and screened Cannes, LA and Dallas, we are now taking it to multiple online platforms and cinema distribution. I hope more audience will see it soon!

I’m exploring a bunch of writing experiments—some short fiction around speculative scenarios, and even a small series of interactive story prompts for creative practice. I’m also building a prototype for a collaborative world‑building tool, aiming to help filmmakers and authors iterate on story worlds dynamically. It’s early days, but really exciting to merge narrative with collaborative tech!

-Which filmmaker inspires you the most?

 I’ll be honest—I draw inspiration from bold, visionary auteurs like Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, and Christopher Nolan. Spielberg’s mastery of emotional storytelling, Tarantino’s fearless dialogue and genre subversion, and Nolan’s cerebral structure and thematic ambition all drive me to push narrative and visual boundaries. Their influence is woven through my work, especially in Phoebe’s Echo.  

-What do you dislike about the world, and what would you change?

What gets me fired up (in a not-so-great way): the widening empathy gap—where people cluster into tribes and shut out others. It’s tearing at communities globally. I’d change it by prioritizing systems that foster true connection and understanding across divides: in education, media, policy, paths to real human engagement. Bottom line: I’d build bridges instead of walls.

-How do you imagine cinema in 100 years?
Let’s speculate wildly:

Immersive, multi-sensory experiences—not just VR, but shared olfactory, haptic, maybe even taste-based narratives.

• AI-driven co-creation, where machine intelligence helps design scenes, dialogue, or even character arcs in real time, responsive to audience feedback.
• Collective storytelling platforms, where cinema becomes malleable and social, shifting and diverging based on who’s watching.
  It’ll be less “you sit in a dark room” and more “you live a story.”

-What is your impression of WILD FILMMAKER?

I love what Wild Filmmaker stands for—raw creativity, guerrilla-style production, and failure-as-learning. Their interview with me on Lost in 24 highlighted the power of resourcefulness and authenticity. They shine a spotlight on fearless creators willing to take risks outside traditional systems, and that’s exactly the energy I want to foster.