Academy Award-Winning and Emmy-Nominated Director

Jessica Yu

Jessica Yu is a director working in both scripted and nonfiction genres. She won an Academy Award for her documentary short, BREATHING LESSONS: THE LIFE AND WORK OF MARK O’BRIEN and was recently nominated for an Emmy and a DGA award for her directing on FOSSE/VERDON. Her episodic credits include: HOLLYWOOD, BILLIONS, 13 REASONS WHY, THIS IS US, AMERICAN CRIME, THE WEST WING and the Netflix comedy special OLD BABY. She’s also the author of an award-winning book, Garden of the Lost and Abandoned.