Kevin Xian Ming Yu
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.
Crew
Movie
Breadwinner
Director of Photography
2025
Movie
Nun's Beach
Director of Photography
2025
Movie
Neighbors
Thanks
2021
The Journey of Malcom Miracle and Dave
Cinematography
2023
Close to You
Director
2020
Movie
Grown
Cinematography
2024
Movie
Yú Cì (Fish Bones)
Director
2025
Movie
Going Dark
Cinematography
2025
Movie
The Red Shoe
Cinematography
2026
Movie
Take a Look at Me
Director
2025
I Saw You in the Flood
Director
2026
Carry Tiger to Mountain
Director
2024