Born in Taiwan, he spent the first part of his life in South Africa during the furious last gasps of apartheid, and is now living in Seoul, Korea. Chih-Wei holds a M.F.A degree in Filmmaking, and is currently enrolled in a Ph.D programme in Film Studies & Film Practice at Chung-Ang University. Raised in South Africa and Taiwan, he speaks English, Mandarin, Korean, Taiwanese, Japanese and Afrikaans.