Nervous Energy project still frame

On the cusp of success/failure, two unhinged female filmmakers decide to break up with their boyfriends, and for once, make a bold decision with their lives.

Eve Liu is a Chinese Australian filmmaker based in New York City. A recent MFA graduate of NYU Tisch, she was a Willard T.C. Johnson fellow. Her thesis film Nervous Energy was executive produced by Spike Lee and p​remiered at SXSW​ followed by the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight in 2025.

Awarded

2025 NBR Student Grant

 

Type of Project

Narrative

Length

15:24

Program

New York University

Producers

Gregory Barnes, Elias Putnam, Alex Bendo

Writer

Eve Liu

Editor

Jordan Michael Blake

Cinematographer

Mélanie Akoka

Contact

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