CLOSE TO YOU

  • Director

    Kevin Yu

  • Country, Year, Length

    United States, 2019, 11 min

  • Category

    LGBT

  • Format

    Digital

  • Festival Year

    2020

Cast: Teddy Qin, Hua Tan
Crew: Producers: Harrison Allen, Henry Rosenbloom, Heather Vaxer – Screenwriters: Kevin Yu
Email: kvinyu13@gmail.com

Synopsis
A young Asian-American struggles to balance their exploration of gender identity with the expectations of their immigrant mother.

Director
Kevin Xian Ming Yu is an Asian-American filmmaker from Queens, New York. He’s currently a film student at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. He is dedicated to telling stories that explore the humanity and complexity of the Asian diaspora in New York. He is committed to making films that can make his audience feel seen and understood.