Xiayang is an award-winning writer/director based in LA. He earned his MFA in Film and Television Production at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. His screenplay A-Ma was the 2025 Atlanta Film Festival Feature Screenplay Competition Winner, among his other works placed in highly regarded screenwriting competitions such as Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition, Stage 32 Screenwriting Competitions, and ScreenCraft Competitions. His short films have screened at prestigious film festivals such as the San Diego Asian Film Festival, Orlando Film Festival, and Middlebury New Filmmaker Film Festival, and won the Los Angeles Film Awards.