Livi Zheng (born April 3, 1989) is an Indonesian producer, director, actress, and stuntwoman. She began her career as a stuntwoman at the age of fifteen and has since produced and directed Brush with Danger (2014), Bali: Beats of Paradise (2018), and Insight (2021). Early life and education Zheng was born in Blitar, East Java, Indonesia on April 3, 1989. A few years after she was born, Zheng and her family moved to Jakarta, Indonesia. Zheng attended elementary and middle school in Indonesia, and while working on her stunt career, Zheng attended the Western Academy of Beijing. After graduating from the Western Academy, Zheng attended the University of Washington, where she earned her bachelor's degree in economics, and was inducted into the International Economics Honor Society. Upon graduation, she pursued her master's degree at University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. In 2016, Zheng graduated and received her MFA in Film Production. Zheng has one younger brother, Ken, who is also involved with film and martial arts. Career Zheng's career in the film industry began when she was 15 as a stunt performer in Indonesia. She says she did stunts in the television series Laksamana Cheng Ho which aired on Metro TV in 2008 and starred former State Secretary Yusril Ihza Mahendra in the titular role as well as actor and director Slamet Rahardjo. She produced two feature films titled The Empire Throne and Legend of the East were a few years later in 2013 and 2014 with Mahendra and Zheng also involved telling a similar story as the television series. Livi produced and directed her first feature film Brush with Danger at the age of 23. Brush with Danger is an action film shot in Seattle that Zheng also co-starred in with her brother Ken. It tells a story about a painter, and a fighter - siblings who were forced to flee their home, and soon find themselves embroiled in Seattle’s criminal underworld. Brush with Danger was released theatrically both in the US and internationally in 2014. After Brush with Danger, Livi produced and directed Bali: Beats of Paradise starring Judith Hill, Nyoman Wenten and Nanik Wenten. Bali: Beats a Paradise is a story about husband and wife gamelan artists visually and musically express a lifetime of love and passion with a capstone - a music video that blends the funk style with gamelan. During an appearance on