About
Jessica Yu
Overview
Jessica Lingmin Yu (born 1966 in New York City) is an American film director, writer, producer, and editor. She has directed documentary films, dramatic films, and television shows. Yu won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject for Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien (imdb) (1997). Yu's latest film "Last Call at the Oasis" (2012), based upon Alex Prud'homme's "The Ripple Effect".
Known for
Acting |
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2008 | Capturing Reality | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
Directing |
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2023 | Quiz Lady | Directing | Director | 61 Fair |
2017 | Maria Bamford: Old Baby | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
2016 | Foreveryone.net | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2014 | Misconception | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
2012 | Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2012 | Meet Mr Toilet | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2011 | Last Call at the Oasis | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
2008 | Ping Pong Playa | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
2007 | Protagonist | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
2004 | In the Realms of the Unreal | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1998 | The Living Museum | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1996 | Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1996 | Better Late | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1993 | Sour Death Balls | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
Writing |
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2008 | Ping Pong Playa | Writing | Author | 58 Average |
2007 | Protagonist | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1996 | Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1996 | Better Late | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
Production |
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2014 | Misconception | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1996 | Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
The Venery of Samantha Bird | Production | Consulting Producer | N/A N/A |
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Editing |
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2007 | Protagonist | Editing | Editor | 59 Average |
1996 | Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien | Editing | Editor | 59 Average |
1996 | Better Late | Editing | Editor | 58 Average |