Kevin Xian Ming Yu

Known for

Directing

Kevin Xian Ming Yu is a non-binary filmmaker from Queens, NY. They are a 2024 Film at Lincoln Center Artist Academy Fellow and 2023-2024 UFO Film Lab filmmaker. They were also selected to be a part of the 2024 NewFest/Concord Originals Sound & Scene Cohort. Kevin is committed to telling the stories of underrepresented communities, specifically representing the Asian-American communities and diaspora in New York. Their latest short film, Yú Cì (Fish Bones) premiered at SXSW 2025. Kevin has also worked as a cinematographer on various short form content and two feature films, Verde and Anna Comes Home. Their work as a cinematographer has screened at festivals such as Sundance, Energa Camerimage Festival, New Orleans Film Festival and has been featured on Short of the Week and the A.V. Club. Kevin is also the co-editor of homesickness: a BIPOC Cinema Zine.

Credits

Neighbors

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The Journey of Malcom Miracle and Dave

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Close to You

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Grown

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Yú Cì (Fish Bones)

20250.0out of 10

Breadwinner

20255.8out of 10

Going Dark

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Nun's Beach

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The Red Shoe

20260.0out of 10

Take a Look at Me

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I Saw You in the Flood

20260.0out of 10

Carry Tiger to Mountain

20240.0out of 10

Sheigetz

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Never Tonight

20260.0out of 10