Tristan zhu

朱奕飞 (zhu yi fei)

Director | Production Designer | EDITOR

Wuhan | China

Brooklyn | New York

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Tristan Zhu is a filmmaker and creative based in New York City, recently graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. His work spans directing, production design, editing, and visual storytelling with a strong emphasis on emotionally charged, visually driven narratives.

His creative direction is informed by a global perspective growing up in China and now building across languages, mediums, and genres. He has directed and production designed for narrative, experimental films and commercials, led post-production on documentaries, and edited videos for brands, cultural organizations, and independent artists.

EDUCATION

  • NYU Tisch School of the Arts - BFA - Film and Television with Honors

RECENT WORK EXPERIENCES

  • Cinema Stage Assistant, NYU Tisch Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Center, New York, Sep 2024 - Present
  • Technical Assistant, TV STUDIO, NYU TISCH, New York, Aug 2024 - Present
  • Student Video Specialist, NYU IT, New York, March 2023 - June 2024

RECENT CREATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Creative Director, Photographer, Editor, EQLZ with Nate Robinson, New York, Commercial Campign
  • Creative Director, Photographer, Editor, EQLZ "101" with Boogie Fland, Florida, Commercial Campign
  • Creative Director, Editor, EQLZ “Hidden Gem” San Francisco, Commercial Campaign 
  • Creative Director, Editor, EQLZ “Hidden Gem” Brooklyn, Commercial Campaign 
  • Writer, Director, Producer, "MAY 17TH"
  • Producer, Production Designer, “Love, Death, Robot”, Shotdeck Competition, Close-up Lighting Winner, 2024
  • Producer, Production Designer, “Love, Death, Robot”, Shotdeck Competition, Best of the Rest, 2024
  • Production Designer, “Pizza Man” 2024, Sebastian Hunt         
  • Production Designer, “Ti Blan”  2024, Noah Laforest, Dwight Ellis, NYU ADV TV PRODUCTION
  • Title Graphic Designer, “Ode to Pops” 2024, Pietro Kralj
  • Director, Editor, “SUBSTANCE” 2024, 2024 NYU Sports Film Festival
  • Production Designer, “Spoon City” 2024, Andre Hall
  • Editor, “Violet Rangers”  2024, Nicholas Cornick, 2024 NYU Sports Film Festival
  • Production Designer, “The Itch” 2023, Isabelle Friedrich					
  • Producer, Production Designer, “Hotel Soul” 2023, Sophia Lee
  • Production Designer, “Lapsed”  2023, Theo Braun  			              
  • Production Designer, “ASYMPTOTES” 2023, Adrian Hui
  • Production Designer, “Earnestly Yours” 2023, Sebastian Hunt, Rhode Island International Film Festival                                          
  • Production Designer, “Stitches”  2023, Cleo Zhang
  • ...
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