Holly M. Kaplan
Writer/Director
Holly M. Kaplan
Writer/Director
(she/her) Independent Filmmaker
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Holly M. Kaplan is a Chinese-American filmmaker, born and raised in New York City. In 2022, she was chosen for NALIP & NETFLIX's "Latino Lens: Short Narrative Incubator for Women of Color" to fund her first solo-directing project, SUNFLOWER GIRL.
Filmography
50 Awards & Selections
Winner: Prix du Public 7+ (Audience Award)
Sunflower Girl
Festival Ciné Junior
Île-de-France
2025
Winner: MEO Junior Jury Award 13+
Sunflower Girl
Festival PLAY
Lisbon
2025
Official Selection / Narrative Shorts
Sunflower Girl
Fargo Film Festival
Fargo, ND
2025
Official Selection / International Shorts
Sunflower Girl
Nepal International Film Festival
Kathmandu
2025
Official Selection / Friendship & Family
Sunflower Girl
Psaroloco International Children's & Young People's Film Festival
Athens
2025
Official Selection / AAPI Directed Shorts A
Sunflower Girl
Phoenix Film Festival
Phoenix, AZ
2025
Official Selection / Sogni D'Oro
Sunflower Girl
Corti da Sogni Antonio Ricci International Short Film Festival
Ravenna
2025
Official Selection / Youth 1: What Counts In The End
Sunflower Girl
FilmFest Dresden
Dresden
2025
Official Selection / InFocus: Asian Cinema
Sunflower Girl
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
2025
Official Selection / Connecting Us
Sunflower Girl
Female Voices Rock
New York, NY
2025
Official Selection
Sunflower Girl
Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA
2025
Official Selection / Growing Up Fast
Sunflower Girl
Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival
Houston, TX
2025
July Audience Choice Award
Sunflower Girl
The Movie Screeners Club
Los Angeles, CA
2025
Reel Ladies Night 1
Sunflower Girl
The Great Film Club
Los Angeles, CA
2025
Nominee: Excellence in Music Video
Super Fun Party Girl
Asian American International Film Festival
New York, NY
2025
Official Selection / YOUTH
Sunflower Girl
Cinemira Budapest International Children's & Youth Film Festival
Budapest
2024
Official Selection
Sunflower Girl
Odyssey Film Festival
London
2024
Official Selection / International Shorts Competition
Sunflower Girl
Seoul International Children's Film Festival
Seoul
2024
Official Selection / International Short Film Competition
Sunflower Girl
International Film Festival of The Province of Buenos Aires (FICPBA)
La Plata
2024
Official Selection / Family Friendly Narrative Shorts
Sunflower Girl
Sidewalk Film Festival
Birmingham, Alabama
2024
Official Selection / How To Live as an Asian Woman In NYC
Sunflower Girl
Asian American International Film Festival
New York
2024
Nominated: Best International Short
Sunflower Girl
Sunrise Film Festival
Lowestoft
2024
Official Selection
Sunflower Girl
Oakville Film Festival
(Virtual)
2024
Official Selection / Main Competition
Sunflower Girl
KINOLUB International Film Festival For Children and Youth
Rzeszów
2024
Official Selection / #GirlStories
Sunflower Girl
Big Eyes, Big Minds - Singapore International Children's Film Festival
Singapore
2024
Official Selection / Reel Focus: It's Her World
Sunflower Girl
Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth
Vancouver
2024
Official Selection / International Competition: Short Films
Sunflower Girl
Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth
New Delhi
2024
Official Selection / Youth Film Competition
Sunflower Girl
REGARD - Saguenay International Short Film Festival
Saguenay
2024
Official Selection / Short Film Competition 1
Sunflower Girl
MINT Chinese Film Festival
Keswick
2024
Winner: Best Music Video
Super Fun Party Girl
The Artists Forum: Festival of The Moving Image
New York, NY
2024
Official Selection
Super Fun Party Girl
Cindependent Film Festival
Cincinnati, OH
2024
Official Selection / Female Filmmakers Showcase
Sunflower Girl
Anchorage International Film Festival
Anchorage, AK
2024
Official Selection / YOUTH Competition
Sunflower Girl
ZUBROFFKA International Short Film Festival
Bialystok
2024
Official Selection
Sunflower Girl
Boston International Kids Film Festival
Boston, MA
2024
Official Selection
Sunflower Girl
Cinemagic - International Film Festival for Young People
Belfast, Northern Ireland
2024
Generation Fleadh / World Shorts
Sunflower Girl
Galway Film Fleadh
Galway
2024
Official Selection
Sunflower Girl
Hof International Film Festival (Internationale Hofer Filmtage)
Hof
2024
Official Selection
Sunflower Girl
Reel Sisters of The Diaspora
New York, NY
2024
Official Selection / Online
Sunflower Girl
Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest
Virtual
2024
Nominated: Mark Braunstein Award for Best Narrative Short
Sunflower Girl
Woodstock Film Festival
Woodstock, NY
2024
Official Selection
Sunflower Girl
Buffalo International Film Festival
Buffalo, NY
2024
Official Selection / Nominated: Best Short Film
Sunflower Girl
Tacoma Film Festival
Tacoma, WA
2024
Official Selection
Sunflower Girl
Hobnobben Film Festival
Fort Wayne, IN
2024
Official Selection / Virtual Shorts: Transitions
Sunflower Girl
DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon
(Virtual)
2024
Official Selection / Turning Points Ages 11-14
Sunflower Girl
Chicago International Children's Film Festival
Chicago
2023
Official Selection / US Narrative Shorts
Sunflower Girl
Vancouver Asian Film Festival
Vancouver
2023
Official Selection / Children's Competition
Sunflower Girl
Uppsala Short Film Festival
Uppsala
2023
Audience Favorite
The Lesson
Cooties Zine Film Festival
New York
2019
Official Selection
The Lesson
Glendale International Film Festival
Los Angeles
2017
Award of Commendation
The Lesson
Canada Shorts International Film Festival
Vancouver
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Education
College
American University
Film & Media Arts
2017
College
FAMU International Prague
Filmmaking/Cinematography
2016
High School
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
Studio Art
2012
Personal Details
Birth Date
November 16, 1994
Nickname
Holly Mai-Kin
Birth City
New York
Current City
New York
Hometown
New York City
Gender
Female
Ethnicity
Asian
Zodiac Sign
Scorpio
(she/her) Independent Filmmaker
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