Asuka Lin (they/them) is a Japanese-Taiwanese filmmaker based in Chicago, where they are a post-production coordinator at BluBird Post. They earned their BFA at the California Institute of the Arts in film/video. Apart from their background in camera, their own directorial work travels from anarchic cyberpunk to meditative folktales, united by themes of yearning and conflicting realities. Their films have enjoyed a number of screenings internationally, including London Short Film Festival, Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, and Athens International Film + Video Film Festival.

KNOWN FOR

Injustice System
2021
Sam Wants Her Sweater Back
2026
distant bison
Story Drive: Voices Unveiled
2026
winter terrace
2020
sakanatama
2017
Dodoba
2015
A.I. Mama
2022
Into the Emerald Sea
2024

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
2
Directing
5
Writing
1
Producing
1
Camera
2
Editing
1
Crew
1
2020
winter terrace
as fox
2015
Dodoba
as Villager 3 / Little Garo (voice)