Born and grown up in Taiwan, Joseph Chen-chieh HSU is currently a candidate at the NYU Tisch Asia, pursuing an MFA in film production. He has been working on short films around Asia including Korea, Japan, Nepal, Singapore and Taiwan. His latest short, The Lobster Kid, has its world premiere at the Oscar-qualifying Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (2015). The film has been invited to more than 15 festivals, including winning the Best Short at the Asian Film Festival of Dallas and the Best Air Canada Short at the Canada Reelasian Film Festival. He is currently the member of Tokyo Talent camp, which cooperates with Berlinale talent camp and Kyoto Filmmaker Lab.