Hi, I’m Cheshire.

I’m a queer and non-binary first-generation Chinese-American director, filmmaker, and photographer based in Denver, Colorado.

I am a freelance adventure filmmaker and photographer with experience as a high-angle operator, as well as experience shooting in high alpine environments, on backcountry tours and on mountain bikes. My work spans commercial, narrative and documentary sets in camera, grip and electric departments.

Well-traveled and always seeking the next adventure, I cultivate a deep curiosity for new experiences, a heart for community, and a passion for all the underlying stories that move and shake our world. As a child of immigrants, I bring a complex, inclusive, and compassionate perspective to my storytelling.

I am deeply passionate about elevating underrepresented voices in the outdoors and working with other BIPOC and queer creatives behind the camera. The heart of my creative work aims to explore inclusive and intersectional ideas in film while holding the complexity and nuance of those liminal spaces.

I believe that filmmaking and storytelling are the most powerful ways we can rewrite the myths that inform our daily lives, and in turn, empower these beliefs to shape our world. I’m always learning, listening, and exploring with my camera in an attempt to bear witness to the narratives unfolding around me.

I am an active member of Brown Girls Doc Mafia and a founding member of the Emergent Media Collective, a Denver-based queer and trans film collective that aims to disrupt the extractive nature of film to move towards a more just and liberated future.

I am a founder, consultant and collaborator at Martini Shot, a local Denver grip, lighting and camera collective. My focus centers specialty rigging and camera movement, slow-speed chase vehicles, and consultation and planning for custom fabrication and film vehicle buildouts.

I’d love to work with you. Let’s create a story worth telling.
For work inquiries, please reach out at aundylai@gmail.com.