Kelly Yu

Kelly Yu is a Swedish-born, New Orleans raised, Chinese-American writer and director. Her work is driven by a distinct voice and visual style shaped by her experiences navigating three different cultures, as well as a fascination with finding humanity within the absurd. When she's not busy losing lens caps and writing screenplays, you can find Kelly running her own freelance photo and editing business she started when she was 15. Her list of clients range from national brands and organizations like Google, Glamour Magazine, YR Media, and Youtube content creators with an audience of over 10+ million. Most recently, her short Story of Your Life was one of the 25 films selected to screen nationally at the 2021 PBS Short Film Festival, and her feature script Plum Town currently holds the rare "9" rating on the Black List. She is the recipient of the prestigious Jack Nicholson Scholarship in Writing, as well as a Finalist for the 2021 Writers Guild of America Michael Collyer Screenwriting Fellowship and the 2021 Black List Feature Lab.