Juntao Yang is an MA candidate in Film and Media Studies at Columbia University, with a BA in Drama and Film-and-Television Literature from Wuhan University. Working at the intersection of theory and practice, this work explores how film and media can both mediate and reimagine planetary-scale ecological realities. As a scholar and writer, current research centers on planetary cinema, geological thinking, and the environmental media of toxicity and catastrophe. Academic essays and critical writings have appeared in peer-reviewed journals and art publications. As an artist, works have been selected, exhibited, and awarded at film festivals, art galleries, and museums across the globe.