Kaiwen Ren is an artist and filmmaker. His recent works focus on the materiality of media, regarding distance, collective anxiety, and personal memories through 16mm/digital filmmaking, sound, and photography. His films have screened at Beijing International Short Film Festival, San Diego Underground Film Festival, Saigon Experimental Film Festival, and RPM in Motion Film Festival. Kaiwen obtained his bachelor's degree in film studies at Monash University, Australia, and holds an MFA degree in the Film/Video program at California Institute of the Arts. He now lives in Guangzhou and Los Angeles.