Simu Feng was born on June 29, 1986 in Shenyang China. He graduated from Beijing Film Academy with an master degree in cinematography after discovering his passion for filmmaking during college where he was majoring in Geophysics. His work comprises of a variety of commercials, music videos, short and feature films with different styles and genres which have screened at film festivals around the world. His short film, The Home Gleaners, won Best Short Film at the 2012 Taipei Golden Horse Awards, Asia's equivalent of the Academy Awards.