Nelson Yu Lik-wai

Camera·Aug 12, 1966·Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

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Yu Lik-wai (simplified Chinese: 余力为; traditional Chinese: 余力爲; pinyin: Yú Lìwéi; Jyutping: Yu4 Lik6 Wai4; born 12 August 1966), sometimes credited as Nelson Yu, is a Hong Kong cinematographer, film director, and occasional film producer. Born in Hong Kong, Yu Lik-wai was educated at Belgium's INSAS (Institut National Superieur des Arts de Spectacle) where he graduated with a degree in cinematography in 1994. Yu has become a mainstay in both the cinemas of China (where he is perhaps best known for his collaborations with director Jia Zhangke) and Hong Kong. Yu has served as director of photography for nearly all of Chinese director Jia Zhangke's films, and along with Jia, the two men founded their own independent film production company, Xstream Pictures.

Film	Credit
Torino Shadow2026 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Heaven and Hell2025 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Caught by the Tides2025 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Best is Yet to Come2023 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue2021 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
this body is so impermanent…2021 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Our Time Will Come2017 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Revive2017 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang2016 · Self	Self
The Hedonists2016 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Mountains May Depart2015 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Smog Journeys2015 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
A Touch of Sin2013 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Venice 70: Future Reloaded2013 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Forgetting to Know You2013 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
A Simple Life2012 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Love and Bruises2011 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
I Wish I Knew2010 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Dream Home2010 · Brother Wah, Director of Photography	Brother Wah, Director of Photography
Plastic City2009 · Director	Director
Black Breakfast2008 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
24 City2008 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Useless2008 · Producer, Director of Photography	Producer, Director of Photography
Getting Home2007 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt2007 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Dong2006 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Still Life2006 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
The World2004 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Jeonju Digital Project 20042004 · Director of Photography, Writer, Director	Director of Photography, Writer, Director
Dance Me to the End of Love2004 · Director of Photography, Writer, Director	Director of Photography, Writer, Director
All Tomorrow's Parties2003 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Unknown Pleasures2002 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Platform2001 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
In Public2001 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Love Will Tear Us Apart1999 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Ordinary Heroes1999 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Pickpocket1997 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
In the Dumps1997 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Neon Goddesses1996 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Wild PunchDirector	Director
Shanghai, I Love YouDirector	Director