Portrait of Jessica Yu

Directing

Jessica Yu

Career

Active from 1993 to 2026, busiest in 2016 and 2019 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for American Crime
American Crime
GoodWatch score84/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards ยท Documentary Short Film

    1997 ยท Won ยท 69th Academy Awards

    Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jessica Yu Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7
  • Wonder
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Medical Drama 3
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Family Relationships 2
  • Accessible Entertainment 2
  • Character-Driven Mystery 2
  • Musical Interludes 2
  • Comfort Viewing 2
  • Found Family 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Conductor
The Conductor

Director

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 71
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (2025)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

Quiz Lady
Quiz Lady (2023)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

2010s

6 titles ยท average score 73
Maria Bamford: Old Baby
Maria Bamford: Old Baby (2017)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Foreveryone.net
Foreveryone.net (2016)

Director

Misconception
Misconception (2014)

Director, Producer

Meet Mr Toilet
Meet Mr Toilet (2012)

Director

Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas (2012)

Director

Last Call at the Oasis
Last Call at the Oasis (2011)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 64
Ping Pong Playa
Ping Pong Playa (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Writer

Protagonist
Protagonist (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer, Director

In the Realms of the Unreal
In the Realms of the Unreal (2004)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Writer

1990s

5 titles
The Living Museum
The Living Museum (1998)

Director

Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien (1996)

Producer, Director

Better Late
Better Late (1996)

Director, Editor

Men of Reenaction
Men of Reenaction (1996)

Director

Sour Death Balls
Sour Death Balls (1993)

Director