The 1996 documentary short Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O’Brien won JESSICA YU an Oscar for Best Documentary Short where she quipped, “You know you’ve entered new territory when you realize that your outfit cost more than your film.”
Yu never attended film school but has gone on to direct for television, as well as documentary and fiction features and experimental films – including the 2008 film Ping Pong Playa.
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Director Jessica Yu Paves The Way For Women in Filmmaking
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FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):
2012Meet Mr Toilet (Short)
2006-2011Grey’s Anatomy (TV Series) (6 episodes)
– Heart-Shaped Box (2011)
2006-2011Grey’s Anatomy (TV Series) (6 episodes)
– Heart-Shaped Box (2011)
– Invest in Love (2009)
– Stand by Me (2009)
– Crash Into Me: Part 2 (2007)
– Let the Angels Commit (2006)
2011Last Call at the Oasis (Documentary)
2009The Kinda Sutra (Documentary short)
2007Ping Pong Playa
– The Supremes (2004)
– Angel Maintenance (2003)
– Somebody’s Going to Emergency, Somebody’s Going to Jail (2001)
2004American Dreams (TV Series) (1 episode)
2004American Dreams (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Real-To-Reel (2004)
– Bygones (2002)
1998The Living Museum (Documentary)
1998Better Late (Short)
1996Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O’Brien (Documentary short)
1994The Conductor
1993Sour Death Balls (Short)