Lulu Wang was born in Beijing, raised in Miami, educated in Boston, and currently works in Los Angeles as a filmmaker. Wang began her career in documentary films and after making the transition to Hollywood in 2007 has worked on titles including Rush Hour 3 (Warner Bros.) and Superbad (Sony Pictures). Known for writing and directing the comedy-drama film The Farewell (A24), she received the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film and the film was named one of the top ten films of 2019 by the American Film Institute.