Lucretia Stinnette

Biography

Lucretia “Lu” Stinnette is a filmmaker and world traveler whose work takes a nuanced look at the ways that class, economics and racial identity shape the interior lives and lived experiences of women of color. Lu’s work and travels have taken her to over 30 countries, including Ghana, South Africa and South Korea.

She participated in the 2022 class of the AFI Directing Workshop for Women where she wrote and directed REDONDO. As a graduate student at UCLA, Lu directed the short film QUYEN, about a young Vietnamese woman’s first week with her new Korean husband. QUYEN was informed by Lu’s years living and teaching marriage migrants in South Korea. QUYEN was awarded the KQED Film School Shorts...