Creators & Media
AAPI Filmmakers
Directors, producers, and writers for screen.
AAPI Filmmakers directory
In summary, AAPIList features the top-rated AAPI filmmakers nationwide — every listing is a real, publicly verified person.
- 56 AAPI filmmakers listed nationwide, 56 independently verified.
- Common focus areas: Screenwriting, Feature Directing, Producing, Documentary.
- Every profile links to a public source — AAPIList never invents people, sites, or contact details.
Akira Mizuta Lippit
University Professor of Cinema & Media Studies · USC School of Cinematic Arts
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score75/100
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Andrew Kim
Faculty, Film and Video · California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
📍 Valencia, CA
Visibility Score67/100
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Anna Sang Park
Full-Time Faculty, Film & Media · Hunter College, CUNY
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score75/100
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Betty Yu
Lecturer & Deputy Director, Integrated Media Arts MFA · Hunter College, CUNY
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score75/100
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Caroline Key
Assistant Professor of Filmmaking · Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts
📍 New Brunswick, NJ
Visibility Score67/100
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Hojeong Lee
Radio-TV-Film Assistant Professor · San Jose State University
📍 San Jose, CA
Visibility Score75/100
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Jonathan Ayon Alonso
Assistant Professor, Film & Digital Media · UC Santa Cruz, Film & Digital Media
📍 Santa Cruz, CA
Visibility Score67/100
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Justin Lin
Film Director & Producer · Perfect Storm Entertainment
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score25/100
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Ki Jin Kim
Faculty, Film Directing / Director-Producer · California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
📍 Valencia, CA
Visibility Score75/100
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Lahn S. Kim
Associate Professor, Film & Digital Media · UC Santa Cruz, Film & Digital Media
📍 Santa Cruz, CA
Visibility Score75/100
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Lan Duong
Associate Professor of Cinema & Media Studies · USC School of Cinematic Arts
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score75/100
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M. Night Shyamalan
Director, Screenwriter, Producer
📍 Philadelphia, PA
Visibility Score64/100
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Mayuran Tiruchelvam
Producer / Marcus Endowed Chair in Social Justice Filmmaking · San Francisco State University, School of Cinema
📍 San Francisco, CA
Visibility Score75/100
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Nitin Govil
Associate Professor; Director of Graduate Studies · USC School of Cinematic Arts
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score75/100
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PJ Raval
Associate Professor, Documentary Director · University of Texas at Austin, Radio-Television-Film
📍 Austin, TX
Visibility Score75/100
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Poyen Wang
Full-Time Faculty, Film & Media · Hunter College, CUNY
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score75/100
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Priya Jaikumar
Professor of Cinema & Media Studies · USC School of Cinematic Arts
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score75/100
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Rae Shaw
Assistant Professor of Cinema · San Francisco State University, School of Cinema
📍 San Francisco, CA
Visibility Score75/100
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Raha Shojaei
Radio-TV-Film Assistant Professor · San Jose State University
📍 San Jose, CA
Visibility Score75/100
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Ramin Bahrani
Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Professor · Columbia University School of the Arts
📍 New York, NY
Visibility Score67/100
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Renee Tajima-Peña
Documentary Filmmaker, Professor · UCLA
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score67/100
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Rosa Sungjoo Park
Associate Professor, Sound Design & Experimental Filmmaking · San Francisco State University, School of Cinema
📍 San Francisco, CA
Visibility Score75/100
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Ruth Ozeki
Author; Grace Jarcho Ross Professor of Humanities, Smith College · Smith College
Visibility Score67/100
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Sahra Bhimji
Program Co-Lead, Film/TV and Art Digital Media · Diablo Valley College
📍 Pleasant Hill, CA
Visibility Score67/100
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Sean Metzger
Professor, Theater, Film & Television · UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Visibility Score75/100
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Shengwei Zhou
Assistant Professor of Animation · University of South Florida
📍 Tampa, FL
Visibility Score67/100
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Valerie Soe
Professor; Documentary & Experimental Filmmaker · San Francisco State University, Asian American Studies
📍 San Francisco, CA
Visibility Score75/100
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