Liann Kaye

Liann Kaye is a Chinese American filmmaker based in NYC. Her award-winning mini-series “The Blessing” premiered at festivals across the country. The pilot was awarded “Best Comedy” at the New York Short Film Festival and a grant of 20K from the NYC Women’s 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 Rae’s management company, ColorCreative. Her first feature screenplay, “Electable” made both the Athena Lab and the Blacklist x WIF Feature Film Residency, where she workshopped it with Sofia Alvarez (Too All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, 2018 & 2020) and Kiwi Smith (Legally Blonde, 10 Things I Hate About You). She’s just attached Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat Productions to the project and will be pitching to streamers this fall. She was the director of video for Global Citizen’s international music festivals for five years, working with artists such as Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Coldplay, and Meta...