
Liann Kaye
Directing
Liann Kaye is a Chinese American filmmaker based in NYC. Her award-winning mini-series āThe Blessingā premiered at festivals across the country. The pilot was awarded āBest Comedyā at the New York Short Film Festival and a grant of 20K from the NYC Womenās Fund to serialize it. All six episodes premiered on Youtube this February, promoted by a successful Tiktok campaign. Shortly after, she was signed to Issa Raeās management company, ColorCreative. Her first feature screenplay, āElectableā made both the Athena Lab and the Blacklist x WIF Feature Film Residency, where she workshopped it with Sofia Alvarez (Too All the Boys Iāve Loved Before, 2018 & 2020) and Kiwi Smith (Legally Blonde, 10 Things I Hate About You). Sheās just attached Kevin Hartās Hartbeat Productions to the project and will be pitching to streamers this fall. She was the director of video for Global Citizenās international music festivals for five years, working with artists such as BeyonceĢ, Jay-Z, Coldplay, and Metallica. Sheās also directed music videos for Carlos Valdes (The Flash), Darren Criss (Glee), Theo Katzman (Vulfpeck), Charlene Kaye (San Fermin), & more.

