Kiwi Chow was born in Hong Kong in 1979. After graduating, he worked on various film productions as editor and assistant director. In 2005, he was visiting professor at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts. In 2013, his first fiction feature film, A Complicated Story, had its world premiere at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. His latest film, Revolution of Our Times, was presented at the Cannes Film Festival in 2021 and won the Golden Horse Award for the best documentary in 2021.