Huang Xiang, born in 1974 in southern China, lives and works in Songzhuang, Beijing. Due to his performance art piece Jasmine Flower, he was placed under criminal detention for thirty days and was prohibited from pursuing artistic production and exhibition. Now Huang Xiang is primarily engaged in independent filmmaking. He produced and directed his first feature, Roast Chicken (2012), prior to co-directing Yumen (2013).
