Sherwood Xuehua Hu (born in Shanghai, is a Chinese American Theatre director and film director.
Hu studied theatre and film in China and the United States of America. He has a masters degree in theater and film production from State University of New York, and a Ph.D. in directing from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He also studied under Joseph Papp at New York's Public Theater.
Hu began his professional career directing theatre, including Ra...
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Sherwood Xuehua Hu (born in Shanghai, is a Chinese American Theatre director and film director.
Hu studied theatre and film in China and the United States of America. He has a masters degree in theater and film production from State University of New York, and a Ph.D. in directing from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He also studied under Joseph Papp at New York's Public Theater.
Hu began his professional career directing theatre, including Rashomon, Constant Prince, The Chairman's Wife. He also acted in the lead role of Song Liling in several productions of David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly.
Hu created The Legend of Prince Lanling, a lavish stage production set in ancient China; this received an Honorable Mention from the Kennedy Arts Center. He later adapted this into his first feature film, the epic Warrior Lanling, which was launched at the 1995 Telluride Film Festival, San Sebastian Film Festival, Hawaii International Film Festival and others.
In 1998, Francis Ford Coppola and...
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