May Yam Email Address

Film and AR and VR Department Manager

CINEQUEST (www.cinequest.org) is a vanguard organization that, for more than 20 years, has fused creativity with technological innovation to empower, improve, and transform the lives of people and communities through Picture the Possibilities (PTP) by CINEQUEST, CINEQUEST Film Festival and CINEQUEST Mavericks Studio. The CINEQUEST Film Festival showcases premiere films, renowned and emerging artists, and breakthrough technology-empowering global connectivity between creators and innovators. CINEQUEST Film Festival 24 runs from March 3 through March 16, 2014 in San Jose, California.

A visual storyteller and a cultural anthropologist, May Yam brings her prowess to projects ranging from Primetime Emmy® -nominated news segments to Virtual Reality films focused on solving humanitarian problems. Among her many accolades is her win for Best Narrative Short, Best Cinematography and two Audience Choice Awards at Los Angeles & San Francisco Film Festivals. Her last documentary, Xmas Cake, which Ms. Yam directed, produced and edited, was nominated for Best Documentary Short at Tribeca, and was distributed by Lunafest for year 2020. In addition to her long history as a judge for the Emmys, her work has also been seen on such broadcast mediums as ABC, CBS, FOX, CNN and Lifetime. As CEO and founder of the film production house, MYStudios, May is dedicated to making films that inspire, educate and empower.