LA-based developing filmmaker, Yangsiyu "Goya" Gao, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Cinema and Television Arts from California State University, Northridge.

He was born in a southern Chinese village where he witnessed the destruction of nature under the intrusion of urbanization. These experiences deeply influenced his perception and artistic expression, leading him to pursue living imagery that captures fleeting sensations of lived experience. His early involvement in science and technology competitions, as well as studies in computer programming, honed his logical thinking skills.

His works bridge the gap between sensibility and rationality, exploring the contradictions of the relationship between human beings and themselves, others, and nature.

Exposed to the Blazing Sun, a short film narrates a modern fable about one's uncontrollable human nightmare towards their sick child, is in development.