MCKAY
KELLY
INFLUENCE
U.S. SOCCER x Nike • Spec
EIN MOMENT IN BERLIN
creative SHORT
The Archetypes
Lizzy Lizzy
LET'S BE GENTLE
creative SHORT
LAZARUS
HASSAN DIB x Critical Queer solidarity
music video
MUTE
SAMEEN QASIM • music video
ALWAYS HOPE
MEDECINS DU MONDE • DIRECTOR'S CUT
ESPERANZA, ALWAYS HOPE
MEDECINS DU MONDE
awards
Best Sound Design Winner
Cannes Shorts Film Festival, 2022
Best Experimental Film Finalist
Red Movie Awards, 2021
Best Microfilm Finalist
Red Movie Awards, 2021
Best Young Female Filmmaker Finalist
HERR International Film Festival, 2021
Best Cinematography
HERR International Film Festival, 2021
Reel Asian Air Canada Award
Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival, 2019
Junior Award
Red Dot Design Award, 2018
Design Award
Red Dot Design Award, 2018
awards
Silver Screen Society Award
SCAD Savannah Film Festival, 2018
Finalist
SIMA Social Impact Awards, 2018
Best Student Film, Finalist for Best Documentary
Indy Shorts International Film Festival, 2018
Best Short Doc 3rd Place
Anchorage International Film Festival, 2017
Best Woman Filmmaker
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival, 2017
Best Foreign Documentary Short
Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards, 2017
Best Short Documentary
Around International Film Festival Amsterdam, 2017
Semi-Finalist
Hollywood Screening Film Festival, 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
The Monthly Film Festival
Direct Monthly Online Film Festival
GRRL HAUS CINEMA
ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival
Monthly Film Fesitval
HollyShorts Film Festival
Phoenix Film Festival
Oxford Film Festival
Ojai Film Festival
NewFilmmakers NY
New York Independent Film Festival
San Diego Asian Film Festival
41st Asian American International Film Festival
DocuWest Documentary Film Festival
Red Rock Film Festival
Long Beach Indie Film Festival
Official Student Short Selection 2019 KQED Productions
EMPATHETIC, SINCERE, AUTHENTIC STORIES
photo by Joey Chu
Kelly McKay is a film director with an interest in exploring the complexities of the human experience.
Her artistic style is known for its visually striking imagery and thought-provoking storytelling.
She gravitates towards stories centered around sports, community, and sexuality.
Drawing from her background in soccer and athletics, Kelly aims to showcase the power of humanity and promote inclusivity, diversity, and equality through her work, with a larger goal of fostering empathy among audiences and inspiring a more compassionate society.