Directing
Jessica Liu
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Directing
Credits
11 titles
Jessica Liu is a filmmaker with a dark sense of humor sharpened by a childhood spent between Shanghai and the Bay Area. Raised by her grandma abroad, she returned to the U.S. not speaking the same language as her mom—which made for excellent observational skills, a fondness for awkward silences, and a lifelong obsession with behavior that goes beyond words. Influenced by satirical films and the absurdity of the mundane, Jessica tells stories of repressed characters unraveling. Her work blends emotional depth with biting wit and has screened at Academy-qualifying festivals like Cinequest, LA Shorts, and Dances With Films, and streaming on Prime She’s a 2025 Stowe Story Labs Fellow, a 2024 A…
Known for
When a groundbreaking medical procedure promises to turn slackers into overachievers, an aging father sees it as his last chance to achieve the American Dream-through his unemployed adult daughter.
Better Life
2025
NRA young woman tries to get her late-night lover to commit to her.
Tomorrow
2022
NRStrangers connect over jelly, grapefruit, and a chance to be truly seen.
Grapefruit
2024
NRA father hopes to help his unemployed daughter have a better life through a groundbreaking new medical procedure.
Better Life
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NRA sixth grade girl, who spends the majority of her time exploring early 2000s pop culture through her internet connection and dreaming of becoming a pop superstar, receives a reality check when she meets up with some friends, including her crush, at the mall.
Orange Dreams
2016
NRA broke and depressed couch potato wins free food all night long on a mysterious delivery app.
EatsMates
2022
Behind the camera
When a groundbreaking medical procedure promises to turn slackers into overachievers, an aging father sees it as his last chance to achieve the American Dream-through his unemployed adult daughter.
Better Life
2025
When a groundbreaking medical procedure promises to turn slackers into overachievers, an aging father sees it as his last chance to achieve the American Dream-through his unemployed adult daughter.
Better Life
2025
NRA young woman tries to get her late-night lover to commit to her.
Tomorrow
2022
NRStrangers connect over jelly, grapefruit, and a chance to be truly seen.
Grapefruit
2024
NRStrangers connect over jelly, grapefruit, and a chance to be truly seen.
Grapefruit
2024
NRA father hopes to help his unemployed daughter have a better life through a groundbreaking new medical procedure.
Better Life
—
NRA father hopes to help his unemployed daughter have a better life through a groundbreaking new medical procedure.
Better Life
—
NRA sixth grade girl, who spends the majority of her time exploring early 2000s pop culture through her internet connection and dreaming of becoming a pop superstar, receives a reality check when she meets up with some friends, including her crush, at the mall.
Orange Dreams
2016
NRA sixth grade girl, who spends the majority of her time exploring early 2000s pop culture through her internet connection and dreaming of becoming a pop superstar, receives a reality check when she meets up with some friends, including her crush, at the mall.
Orange Dreams
2016
NRA broke and depressed couch potato wins free food all night long on a mysterious delivery app.
EatsMates
2022
NRA broke and depressed couch potato wins free food all night long on a mysterious delivery app.
EatsMates
2022