Nelson Yu Lik-wai
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Yu Lik-wai (simplified Chinese: 余力为; traditional Chinese: 余力爲; pinyin: Yú Lìwéi; Jyutping: Yu4 Lik6 Wai4; born 12 August 1966), sometimes credited as Nelson Yu, is a Hong Kong cinematographer, film director, and occasional film producer. Born in Hong Kong, Yu Lik-wai was educated at Belgium's INSAS (Institut National Superieur des Arts de Spectacle) where he graduated with a degree in cinematography in 1994. Yu has become a mainstay in both the cinemas of China (where he is perhaps best known for his collaborations with director Jia Zhangke) and Hong Kong. Yu has served as director of photography for nearly all of Chinese director Jia Zhangke's films, and along with Jia, the two men founded their own independent film production company, Xstream Pictures.
Born: August 12, 1966 · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Filmography (30)
Caught by the Tides
2025
The Best is Yet to Come
2023
Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue
2021
Ash Is Purest White
2018
Our Time Will Come
2017
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
2016
The Hedonists
2016
Mountains May Depart
2015
A Touch of Sin
2013
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
A Simple Life
2012
Love and Bruises
2011
I Wish I Knew
2010
Dream Home
2010
Plastic City
2009
24 City
2008
Useless
2008
Getting Home
2007
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
2007
Dong
2006
Still Life
2006
The World
2004
All Tomorrow's Parties
2003
Unknown Pleasures
2002
Platform
2001
In Public
2001
In the Mood for Love
2000
Love Will Tear Us Apart
1999
Ordinary Heroes
1999
Pickpocket
1997