selected works
DIRECTING
MONKEY DRUM
2026
SHORT FILM
In the rural Japanese countryside, a reclusive elderly man takes in a starving family, forcing him to reckon with a sinister secret.
WRITTEN and DIRECTED by JEREMY LU
STARRING | TADASHI MITSUI, TAIJU NAKANE, and AKIRA SIMONEAU
PRODUCTION COMPANY | BOOKLIGHT FILMS
PRODUCERS | ANA JUANOLA and CARTER JONES
DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY | TIAN PEI
PRODUCTION DESIGNER | VIVIAN ZHANG
FEATURED IN | SHORT & FILMS: $5 FRIDAY NEWSLETTER
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THE CHAMELEON
2024
SHORT FILM
During a day out in New York City, a young girl notices a change in her father's hair color, bringing the two to a crossroad in their relationship.
WRITTEN and DIRECTED by JEREMY LU
STARRING | RYAN JAMES-GENUALDI and SKYLAR BROOKE
PRODUCER | TESS RECHTWEG
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | ANGELA KWAK
PRODUCTION DESIGNER | VIVIAN ZHANG
FINALIST | NEW VISIONS AND VOICES FILM FESTIVAL (2025)
WINNER - BEST ACTOR - RYAN JAMES-GENUALDI | NEW VISIONS AND VOICES FILM FESTIVAL (2025)
WINNER - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - ANGELA KWAK | NEW VISIONS AND VOICES FILM FESTIVAL (2025)
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THIN AIR
2023
SHORT FILM
In the midst of an unexplainable apocalyptic event, two drastically different groups of people reflect on love and mortality as the world crumbles around them.
WRITTEN and DIRECTED by JEREMY LU
STARRING | GAIL BELELTY, DEVIN LEE, and MAGGIE HEENAN
PRODUCER | AYSU TZIAHANAS
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | EMILIO RIOS
PRODUCTION DESIGNER | VIVIAN ZHANG