Liao Ming-yi (Chinese: 廖明毅; born 1980) is a Taiwanese filmmaker best known for his directorial and cinematographic debut I WeirDo (2020), which is the first Asian feature film to be shot entirely on an iPhone and earned him nominations for Best New Director and Best Cinematography in the 57th Golden Horse Awards.
[2] After graduating from high school, he attended Kun Shan University and obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in motion pictures and videos.
[2][3] In 2010, he produced a short film, 8624, which won Special Mention in the general slate of the 33rd Golden Harvest Awards [zh].
[6][9] Prior to the film, Liao had already shot a music video for Crowd Lu entirely on an iPhone, which gained substantial attention on the internet and millions of views, inspiring him to explore this approach further in feature filmmaking.
[3][10] To accommodate the unique cinematography, Liao prepared by drafting scripts, creating storyboards, and capturing concept photos on set before filming each shot.