Fan Popo is an independent filmmaker and LGBT activist based in Beijing. He studied screenwriting at the Beijing Film Academy. After his graduation in 2007 he became a leading figure of China’s queer cinema scene. His documentaries on LGBT and gender issues have been screened at film festivals around the world. Fan Popo is also the author of Happy Together: A Complete Record of a Hundred Queer Films and a board member of the Beijing Queer Film Festival.