Yu Gu is a multinational filmmaker and visual artist whose award-winning films explore the clash between individuals and systems of power. Her latest feature documentary, A Woman’s Work, world-premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival in competition and will be released on Independent Lens and digitally in January 2021. Variety hailed the film as, “Defiant...a tale of injustice that should speak to many.” She co-directed Who is Arthur Chu? which premiered at Slamdance and is now available to stream. Yu’s work is supported by the Sundance Institute, ITVS, Tribeca Film Institute, Points North Institute, CBC, HBO and California Humanities. She was a directing fellow with Firelight Media and Film Independent.