Lin Que Ayoung is an award-winning Black queer writer/director/producer. Upon obtaining an MFA from NYU's Tisch Graduate Film program, Lin Que's thesis film, Cracked, which won The Spike Lee Production Grant, won the 2nd Prize King Wasserman Award for Best Graduate Film at NYU's 2021 First Run Film Festival. There, it also won Craft Awards for Acting and Cinematography. Cracked had its World Premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and was selected to compete at the Chicago International Film Festival, LA Shorts, HollyShorts, and more. Cracked was also selected to be one of the five American Black Film Festival HBO Short Film Competition Finalists. Thus, garnering a license agreement with HBO Max.
Amongst her achievements with Cracked, Lin Que was chosen to be a fellow of the 2022 Gotham Marcie Bloom Fellowship Program and, most recently, was selected to be a 2023 Sundance Screenwriters Lab Fellow as a co-writer for the feature film, Ricky.
Filmography
Writer (6 Credits)
FLOW! (Pilot Script)
Television Script
LIN QUE AYOUNG – NO DRAMA – 2024
Short
THE DUMPING GROUND
Television Script
Cracked2020
Short, Student
FLOW! (Pilot)2020
Television, Web / New Media
The Dreamer2018
Short, Student
Director (5 Credits)
LIN QUE AYOUNG – NO DRAMA – 2024
Short
Lin Que Ayoung's Personal Introduction Video for the SeriesFest & Shondaland Women Directing Mentorship2021
Other
Cracked2020
Short, Student
FLOW! (Pilot)2020
Television, Web / New Media
The Dreamer2018
Short, Student
Editor (3 Credits)
Cracked2020
Short, Student
FLOW! (Pilot)2020
Television, Web / New Media
The Dreamer2018
Short, Student
Producer (3 Credits)
Cracked2020
Short, Student
FLOW! (Pilot)2020
Television, Web / New Media
The Dreamer2018
Short, Student
16 Awards & Selections
Semi-Finalist FLOW! (Pilot Script)
Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition London, England
2021
HBO® Short Film Competition Finalist Cracked
American Black Film Festival Miami, Florida
2021
Official Selection Cracked
Bushwick Film Festival Brooklyn, NY
2021
Official Selection Cracked
Chicago International Film Festival Chicago, Illinois
2021
Official Selection Cracked
International Black Film Festival Nashville, TN
2021
Official Selection Cracked
HollyShorts Film Festival Hollywood, CA
2021
Official Selection Cracked
Montreal International Black Film Festival Montreal, Quebec
2021
Official Selection Cracked
BronzeLens Film Festival Atlanta, Georgia
2021
Official Selection Cracked
Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
2021
Official Selection Cracked
Bentonville Film Festival Bentonville, Arkansas
2021
Official Selection Cracked
LA Shorts International Film Festival Los Angeles, California
2021
Official Selection Cracked
Tribeca Film Festival 2021 New York
2021
Graduate 2nd Prize Wasserman Award Recipient | Craft Award for Cinematography | Craft Award for Acting Cracked
NYU's 2021 First Run Film Festival (Non-Public Screening) New York
2021
Official Selection The Dreamer
HBO Presents The New York Latino Film Festival New York
2019
Craft Award for Directing The Dreamer
NYU Tisch School of the Arts' First Run Film Festival New York
2018
Official Selection The Dreamer
Omovies Film Festival | the International Competition on Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, and Questioning Audiovisual Works Napoli