Andrew Thomas Huang

Early life Huang grew up in a Christian household, which heavily influenced his vulnerability on open queer expression and self-identity. He cites his religious upbringing as a motive for investigating spirituality in tandem with personal and sexual experiences.

Huang's family is Toisanese, and his grandfather immigrated to the U.S. after World War II. His mother was born in Los Angeles and his father was born in Hong Kong but immigrated to New York as an infant. He identifies as queer.

Career Huang graduated with a degree in Fine Art and Animation from the University of Southern California.

In 2005, Huang's short film "Doll Face" gained hundreds of thousands of views of YouTube, launching his career. Following the success of the video, Huang was invited to the Google Creator Summit. MoMA PS1; The Sydney Opera House, Sydney; The Pacific Asia Museum; The Somerset House;

Huang has collaborated with the Bjork many times after catching the artist's attention through "Solipsist", a video uploaded on Vimeo. He collaborated with her to creatively direct her immersive VR exhibition Bjork Digital. This also catalyzed him to start working on music videos for various well known artists. and Film Independent. His narrative short "Kiss of the Rabbit God" premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2019. "Kiss of the Rabbit God" was also his first film that addressed his Asian and queer identity.

Themes and Style Huang mainly mixes puppetry, visual effects, and animation to achieve his film aesthetics. For photography and exhibitions, he has used 3D to mock his prosthetics and brought them to life through sculpture.

His work mainly touches upon themes of the Chinese-American and queer experience using inspiration from Asian mythology, animism, and futurism. Weaving in fantastical elements, Huang frequently references Chinese deities and spiritual iconography in his art.

Videography Music videos Björk - "Mutual Core" (2012) Atoms for Peace - "Before Your Very Eyes..." Solipsist (2012) Interstice (2016) Flesh Nest (2017) Kiss of the Rabbit God (2019) Lily Chan and The Doom Girls (2020) Tiger Girl (2020) The Deer of Nine Colors (2025)

Awards

Nominee at Annecy International Animated Film Festival for Doll Face (2006) Winner of "Best SciFi Super Short Film" at Shriekfast (2009) Winner of "Best Film - Super Short" at Shriekfast (2009) Nominee for "Best Music Video" at Grammy's for "Cellophane" by FKA twigs (2020)