Kitty Hu

Kitty Hu is a Chinese diasporic documentary director and producer with roots in the Bay Area, California. As the daughter of immigrants, Kitty’s work applies community-centered documentary tactics to amplify stories at the intersection of justice and human relationships, looking at topics like labor, housing, culture, migration and climate. Her work has been featured on HBO, CNN , Hulu, PBS, and her personal short, Golden Boy, played in festivals nationally including DOC NYC and LAAPFF. The film explores themes of reconciliation, immigration, and caretaking in the aftermath of her mother’s brain injury, and is currently finding a digital home.

As a member of Brown Girls Doc Mafia, Asian American Documentary Network and Asian American Journalists Association, she has received generous opportunities to amplify stories about community resistance in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, intergenerational restaurants in Koreatown, and youth mobilization in suburban Fremont, California. She is currently based on Munsee Lenape and Canarsie land (also known as Brooklyn, New York).