Kun Yu was born in 1985 in China, and graduated in 2011 from the RENMIN University of China, where she directed Les Yeux. She continued her studies in France at La Poudrière, where she directed d'Eux Hors (one-minute film), Somnifère (ultra-short film), Arête (shown on the French TV network Gulli) and Automne (Autumn), her graduation film (2014).