Kevin Xian Ming Yu
Known for
Directing
Biography
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 Cameri...
Best known work
Filmography
TBA
SheigetzDirector of Photography
2026
Never TonightDirector of Photography
2026
I Saw You in the FloodDirector, Writer, Producer
2026
The Red ShoeCinematography
2025
Take a Look at MeDirector, Writer, Editor
2025
Going DarkCinematography
2025
BreadwinnerDirector of Photography
2025
Nun's BeachDirector of Photography
2025
Yú Cì (Fish Bones)Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
2024
GrownCinematography
2024
Carry Tiger to MountainDirector, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
2023
The Journey of Malcom Miracle and DaveCinematography
2021
NeighborsThanks
2020
Close to YouDirector








