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.