Xiao Yu
Xiao Yu
ETV Upstate Producer & Director
Xiao Yu is a producer and director at SCETV. She received her MFA in film production from Ohio University School of Film. Prior to joining SCETV, she produced and directed numerous award-winning documentary films, dramatic series and television programs for over two decades. At SCETV, Yu has produced workforce development PSAs and contributed to various SCETV series, including Palmetto Scene and Our Town.
She recently produced and directed, Arriving: Leo Twiggs and His Art.
Stories
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Batik | Arriving: Leo Twiggs and His Art
December 19, 2024Leo Twiggs recounts how he transformed batik—from the medium of craft to a vehicle for fine art—followed by discussions from art critics and gallery curators about the significant divide between the two fields and the prejudices Twiggs has faced. Arriving: Leo Twiggs and His... -
Leo Twiggs at NYU | Arriving: Leo Twiggs and His Art
December 12, 2024Leo Twiggs reminisces on his experience studying with his mentor Hale Woodruff at NYU in the 1960s. Arriving: Leo Twiggs and His Art is a 60 min documentary about Dr. Leo Twiggs, the legendary artist and art educator in South Carolina, and the most influential black artist... -
Dreamers | Arriving: Leo Twiggs and His Art
December 05, 2024Leo Twiggs explains the metaphors in his painting Dreamers, the synopsis of his life, reflecting on the impact of his past on his art. Arriving: Leo Twiggs and His Art is a 60 min documentary about Dr. Leo Twiggs, the legendary artist and art educator in South Carolina, and... -
Childhood Home | Arriving: Leo Twiggs and His Art
November 27, 2024Leo Twiggs revisits his childhood home, highlighting details of the house that inspired his artistic creations and shaped his development. Arriving: Leo Twiggs and His Art is a 60 min documentary about Dr. Leo Twiggs, the legendary artist and art educator in South Carolina... -
Requiem for Mother Emanuel, Part 2 | Arriving: Leo Twiggs and His Art
November 21, 2024Art critics and gallery curators discuss the healing power of Leo Twiggs’s Requiem for Mother Emanuel series. Arriving: Leo Twiggs and His Art is a 60 min documentary about Dr. Leo Twiggs, the legendary artist and art educator in South Carolina, and the most influential... -
Requiem for Mother Emanuel, Part 1 | Arriving: Leo Twiggs and His Art
November 14, 2024Art critics and gallery curators discuss the painting details of Leo Twiggs’s Requiem for Mother Emanuel series. Arriving: Leo Twiggs and His Art is a 60 min documentary about Dr. Leo Twiggs, the legendary artist and art educator in South Carolina, and the most influential...
Production Team
