Victor Wu, 胡浩端 (he/they)

Writer, Director, Co-producer

For many years I was a cinephile with taste for slice-of-life and subtle character-driven cinema often with a social commentary element. From that interest I started writing screenplays and plays as a hobby since it was often the only way I knew how to deal with challenging issues that I found myself ruminating on.

As for many, the pandemic had given me a changed perspective on life, which saw me spend a lot more time and energy on my artistic pursuits outside my day job as an engineer. I wrote this screenplay beginning of 2021 and due to how important this screenplay was to me personally, I decided to pursue the project. For a few years I had some great constructive feedback on my script but had always failed to find filmmakers interested in taking on the project. But then I realised all the films that I loved and were main reference points for my film, were all made by writer directors.  I realised I had to be the one to make this film to see my vision alive on screen.

End of 2023, I decided to take an extended career break to pursue this film project. And in early 2024, I was connected to Jude Ella as a co-producer and cinematographer, who I felt a strong affinity to in our artistic purpose and vision. That was when the project took flight.

Jude Ella (he/him)

Director of Photography, Co-producer

Jude Ella has been a professional filmmaker and cinematographer for 15 years.

He graduated from a B/A Communications - Media, Arts & Production at UTS in 2012 and a Grad Dip in Cinematography at AFTRS in 2013 which he was Talent Scouted for after winning best Cinematography at the UTS Golden Eye Awards in 2012. He has worked as Cinematographer on 8 Rufus du Sol music videos, four of which going on to be Vimeo Staff Picked, as well as on content and media for Billie Eilish, Kesha for Spotify, Vera Blue, Baker Boy (where he was nominated in 2019 as part of a team for a best music video ARIA Award) and Art vs Science. 

He won Best Cinematography at the Parambi Short Film Festival in 2021 for Zanny Begg’s ‘I am Kannagi.’

In 2012, he also studied a Cinema Exchange at San Francisco State University and worked as a Camera Intern in Hollywood.

As a producer Jude started his own Production company, 'the Atlas of Consciousness' in 2017. A film he produced and directed for Down Syndrome Australia was screened at the United Nations in 2019 and viewed over 60,000 times. As well as a piece for Dying with Dignity viewed over 132,000 times in under two months supporting the Assisted Dying Laws in NSW to be passed. He has two Podcasts, one of which with a 4000 listener base around the world.

He is a trans-male Eurasian film-maker. Through his story of gender transition he is deeply drawn to stories which contribute to our greater need for balance and harmony. 

He felt a powerful and unique fit with To Freely Flourish - seeing so much of himself as a transmale, half filippino, and musician and is grateful to contribute to its beauty and success as a new unique piece in queer and Asian cinema.

Lelong Hu 胡李龙 (he/him)

Role of Peter
Lelong Hu is a young up-and-coming talent making waves in the film industry. Known for his dedication and natural talent, Lelong brings his characters to life with authenticity and nuance. He has alreaded landed key roles in notable projects such as (Memento Mori) and (Nugget is Dead), gaining recognition for his compelling performances."

Grace Ho (she/her)

Role of Mum

Grace Ho is an actor based in Sydney, with acting credits in both stage and film (including with Slanted Theatre, 'No Day Off' stage monologue, ‘Mr Red Bean’ feature film, and ‘Poison’ mini-series, among others).  Her varied roles showcase her ability to embody a broad range of characters.  She also appears in multiple corporate videos and TV commercials. 

Having completed NIDA's Residency in Acting, she is currently completing NIDA’s Screen Actors Studio program.  She has trained in acting for stage with Sydney Theatre School.

Grace previously co-created and co-produced a comedy show for Sydney Fringe.  She is currently producing her first feature film, and is the associate producer for a new stage play to be performed at Riverside Theatre.

In her prior life, Grace held senior business and finance roles in ASX listed organisations.  She holds an MBA(exec) and is a Chartered Accountant.  She continues to utilise her technical and people management skills in her contribution as a Board member and with charities. 

Grace is proud to be Asian-Australian.  She speaks both Cantonese and Mandarin, and is currently learning Korean.

Sel Hiew 丘瑞婷 (she/her)

Role of Ms Yau

Sel Hiew is a Chinese Australian actor who won the Best Performance award at Stellar short film festival for her performance in Jia. She is pursuing acting as a second career after working a “proper job” (migrant POV) for over 20 years. Born in Singapore, she came to Australia with her family as a child in the 1970s.

Sel has appeared in commercials, corporate videos, short films, shows (ABC’s Westerners, Colin from Accounts S2) and voiced the character Priestess in The Pirate Queen video game.

Her mission is to create interesting characters to tell stories that enhance understanding of the human condition.