The Longing for a Familiar Stranger
Lead Screenwriter and Producer
Narrative Short Film
Georgia, US
2024

Sometimes we’re dealt cards we never asked for. This sentiment rings especially true for Marco Martinez and his mother, Mami Martinez, as they lay their hearts out on the coffee table. Years of resentment and unaddressed trauma resurface in the form of a bitter argument that knows no bounds. But what happens when you go too far? You just might end up broken and longing for a familiar stranger that once was.




Tours & Attractions
Staff Writer
Multi-Cam Sitcom Pilot
Georgia, US
2022

From the Student Emmy Award-winning team behind G.R.I.T.S. comes SCAD's: Tours and Attractions. At Savannah's No. 1 tour company, a group of college students make the most of their last summer by putting unique spins on the tours they give






Verbose History
Writer
Substack Newsletter
Atlanta, Georgia - Hanoi, Vietnam
2024 - Present Day


‘Verbose History’ is a literary crossroads, an intersection for my deep love of the two things that have shaped humanity into what it is today: history and the language used to preserve it.


Portrait of MeMe
Producer
Documentary Short Film
Alabama, US
2024

“Portrait of MeMe” is a personal documentary about how we grieve and remember–– as individuals and as a collective. The film centers two people on different sides of the same loss:  Kate “Meme” Houston, a widow, and her granddaughter Amelia. As they unravel the events of the death, old tensions arise.





The Battle of Wills
Assistant to the Director
Documentary Feature
VTV Đạc Biệt
Hanoi, Vietnam
2025

After the publication of his memoir, ‘Because Our Fathers Lied,’ Craig McNamara sets off on a journey to face the legacy of his long-deceased father, former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. An endeavor that takes him all the way to the nation that prevailed despite the destruction caused by his father’s strategic leadership. By elevating the voices of survivors, Craig attempts to heal the ongoing legacies of this war and illuminate the human cost of war for future generations.
Contact: shinyuliuu@gmail.comHanoi, Vietnam