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.
distant bison 2026
Director
Into the Emerald Sea 2024
Director
A.I. Mama 2022
Director of Photography, Writer, Director
winter terrace 2020
as fox, Director
sakanatama 2017
Director
Story Drive: Voices Unveiled 2026
Editor
Sam Wants Her Sweater Back 2026
Post Coordinator
Injustice System 2021
Cinematography, Director of Photography
Dodoba 2015
as Villager 3 / Little Garo (voice)
Credits from TMDB.