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May Yam(I)

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  • Cinematographer
  • Editor
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(Director, Editor, Producer)
May Yam is an Emmy nominated filmmaker whose work has appeared on CNN, Lifetime, ABC and NBC.
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A visual storyteller and a cultural anthropologist, May Yam brings her prowess to projects ranging from Primetime Emmy® -winning news segments to Virtual Reality films focused on solving humanitarian problems. Among her many accolades is her win for Best Narrative Short, Best Cinematography and two Audience Choice Awards. Her last documentary, Xmas Cake, which Ms. Yam directed, produced and edited, was nominated for Best Documentary Short at Tribeca Film Festival, and was distributed by Lunafest. In addition to her long history as a judge for the Emmys, her work has also been seen on such broadcast mediums as Lifetime, CNN, ABC, CBS and FOX. As CEO and founder of the film production house, MYStudios, May is dedicated to making films that inspire, educate and empower.
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 1 nomination

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Known for

Petra Hanson in Xmas Cake - This American Shelf-Life (2019)
Xmas Cake - This American Shelf-Life
Short
  • Director
  • 2019
CNN Special Reports (1980)
CNN Special Reports
6.1
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
KRON 4 Morning News: Fun Places to Work (2013)
KRON 4 Morning News: Fun Places to Work
TV Series
  • Director
  • 2013
Martha Namundjebo-Tilahun, Bruce Lehnert, Jeffrey Spanko, Jennifer Lehnert, Meir Nyska, Wing Ip, Madison Pribyl, Larry Oloff, and Stanley Kanyemba in Healing Hands (2017)
Healing Hands
8.6
Short
  • Director
  • 2017

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Director

  • Petra Hanson in Xmas Cake - This American Shelf-Life (2019)
    Xmas Cake - This American Shelf-Life
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Martha Namundjebo-Tilahun, Bruce Lehnert, Jeffrey Spanko, Jennifer Lehnert, Meir Nyska, Wing Ip, Madison Pribyl, Larry Oloff, and Stanley Kanyemba in Healing Hands (2017)
    Healing Hands
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Headwind (2017)
    Headwind
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Impression (2016)
    Impression
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Carrier 3 (2016)
    Carrier 3
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Popped (2015)
    Popped
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Love Bottled Up (2015)
    Love Bottled Up
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Find Lost Loves (2014)
    Find Lost Loves
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Pat vs. Pat (2014)
    Pat vs. Pat
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Andaaz (2013)
    Andaaz
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • KRON 4 Morning News: Fun Places to Work (2013)
    KRON 4 Morning News: Fun Places to Work
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2013

Cinematographer

  • CNN Special Reports (1980)
    CNN Special Reports
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Petra Hanson in Xmas Cake - This American Shelf-Life (2019)
    Xmas Cake - This American Shelf-Life
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Martha Namundjebo-Tilahun, Bruce Lehnert, Jeffrey Spanko, Jennifer Lehnert, Meir Nyska, Wing Ip, Madison Pribyl, Larry Oloff, and Stanley Kanyemba in Healing Hands (2017)
    Healing Hands
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Headwind (2017)
    Headwind
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Impression (2016)
    Impression
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Mental Ninja (2016)
    Mental Ninja
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Carrier 3 (2016)
    Carrier 3
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Popped (2015)
    Popped
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Love Bottled Up (2015)
    Love Bottled Up
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Find Lost Loves (2014)
    Find Lost Loves
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Pat vs. Pat (2014)
    Pat vs. Pat
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Andaaz (2013)
    Andaaz
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • KRON 4 Morning News: Fun Places to Work (2013)
    KRON 4 Morning News: Fun Places to Work
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2013

Editor

  • Petra Hanson in Xmas Cake - This American Shelf-Life (2019)
    Xmas Cake - This American Shelf-Life
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Martha Namundjebo-Tilahun, Bruce Lehnert, Jeffrey Spanko, Jennifer Lehnert, Meir Nyska, Wing Ip, Madison Pribyl, Larry Oloff, and Stanley Kanyemba in Healing Hands (2017)
    Healing Hands
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Headwind (2017)
    Headwind
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Elders for Hillary
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Mental Ninja (2016)
    Mental Ninja
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Carrier 3 (2016)
    Carrier 3
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Back to the Future? (2015)
    Back to the Future?
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Popped (2015)
    Popped
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Love Bottled Up (2015)
    Love Bottled Up
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Find Lost Loves (2014)
    Find Lost Loves
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Pat vs. Pat (2014)
    Pat vs. Pat
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Andaaz (2013)
    Andaaz
    • Editor
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • KRON 4 Morning News: Fun Places to Work (2013)
    KRON 4 Morning News: Fun Places to Work
    • Editor
    • TV Series
    • 2013

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