 He also acted in the lead role of Song Liling in several productions of David Henry Hwang's "M. Butterfly".Hu created "The Legend of Prince Lanling", a lavish stage production set in ancient China; this received an Honorable Mention from the Kennedy Arts Center.He later adapted this into his first feature film, the epic "Warrior Lanling", which was launched at the 1995 Telluride Film Festival, San Sebastian Film Festival, Hawaii International Film Festival and others.