ABOUT

LA-based Director, Writer and Actor

Kind of Asian, kind of white, full Feminist.

AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER

Kelly directed, wrote, produced and acted in the short film GOOD GIRLS GET FED, a psychological horror that spotlights societal expectations and the female experience.

  • WON Main de Gloire (best horror with a message) - Portland Horror Film Festival

  • WON Best In Fest, Best Director, & Best Cast Performance - Film Invasion Los Angeles

  • WON Best Proof Of Concept - Austin After Dark

  • WON Best Short Thriller - New York CineFest

  • WON Best Short Film - Hysteria Film Festival

  • NOMINATED Minerva Award (female filmmakers in genre film) - FilmQuest

  • NOMINATED Best Ensemble Cast - FilmQuest

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION Chattanooga Film Festival, San Jose International Short Film Festival (Academy-Award Qualifying), Dances With Films, Panic Fest and more, and a Semi-Finalist at Flickers Rhode Island (Academy-Award Qualifying).

Kelly is currently developing GOOD GIRLS GET FED, which will be her feature directorial debut.

 

FILM AND TV WRITER

Kelly's written work has placed in Austin Film Festival, ISA's Fast Track Fellowship, Filmmatic Inroads Fellowship, Athena Writer’s Lab and Page Turner Screenplays, and earned her way into writing courses with SUNDANCE COLLAB.

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AWARD-WINNING ACTOR

Kelly won Outstanding Performance In A Drama at the Sherman Oaks Film festival for short film EXITS, Best Cast Performance at Film Invasion Los Angeles and Best Dramatic Actress at the TBA Awards for THE ONES THAT STAY BEHIND. Additionally she was nominated for Best Actor In A Short at Waco Independent for DELIBERATE and Best Supporting Actress at Tampa Bay Film Festival.

 She auditioned into the Master Class at Anthony Meindl’s Studio and additionally has studied with Lesly Kahn and Annie Grindlay. Kelly also trained in MMA under Jino Kang (Masters Hall Of Fame) for her role in WEAPON OF CHOICE and other films.

​She's also a lefty, making whiteboards her true nemesis.