
Today we have filmmaker Kelly Yu. Kelly is is a Swedish-born, New Orleans raised, Chinese-American writer, director, and photographer. When she was 15, Kelly founded her own freelance photo and editing business. Her list of clients has ranged from national brands like Google, and Glamour Magazine, to content creators with over 20 million subscribers. Since then, she has moved to Los Angeles to be a student at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, majoring in Film Production.
Most recently, her short film Plum Town was the subject of a high-profile crowdfunding campaign and is currently on the festival circuit, where it recently received the Grand Jury Award at IFF Boston and Best Narrative Honorable Mention at NFFTY. The feature script of the same name holds the rare "9" rating on the Black List, which for those not in entertainment, is a very high achievement.