liannkaye
LIANN KAYE is an AAPI writer and director. Her award-winning mini-series “The Blessing” won “Best Comedy” at the New York Short Film Festival and was also a recipient of the NYC Women’s Fund. All 6 episodes are out now on YouTube, promoted by a successful Tiktok campaign.
Her first feature, Electable, was selected for both the Athena Lab and The Blacklist x WIF Feature Film Residency, where she was mentored by Sofia Alvarez (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) and Kiwi Smith (10 Things I Hate About You, Legally Blonde).
This year, she wrote and directed Seoul Switch, a proof-of-concept short ready to be expanded into a feature-length movie. The film, starring Korean American K-pop idol Kevin Woo, won Best Narrative Short at the DisOrient Film Festival this March. It has also screened at Short Shorts Asia, Bentonville, and the New York Asian Film Festival at Lincoln Center.
Seoul Switch | 90 Second Intro | Writer/Director Liann Kaye
Seoul Switch | DJ Won't Switch Lives
Seoul Switch | DJ and Moon Decide to Switch Lives
Seoul Switch | DJ and Moon Meet
Seoul Switch | "Every KPOP Song" LIVE by Charlene Kaye and Kevin Woo
Seoul Switch | "Glow Up (Grow Up!)" LIVE by Charlene Kaye and Kevin Woo
Seoul Switch | "Camouflage" LIVE by Kevin Woo
Seoul Switch | Charlene Kaye - The Problem with KPOP
Seoul Switch | Launch Party KHSS Performance "Whiplash"
Seoul Switch | Launch Party KHSS Performance "Drama"
Seoul Switch | Rehearsing a Scene with Kevin Woo and Tim Haechan Lee
Seoul Switch | Launch Party Q&A
Seoul Switch | Rehearsals w/ Kevin Woo, Abraham Lim, and Timothy Haechan Lee
Seoul Switch | Kevin Woo Reaction Video
Seoul Switch | Director's Commentary w/ Liann Kaye & Kevin Woo
Seoul Switch | Songwriter & Producers Commentary ft. Kevin Woo & Charlene Kaye
Seoul Switch | Full Dance Sequence
Seoul Switch | Official Short Film | 2025
Seoul Switch | Original Pitch Video Ft. NCT Mark Lee
Seoul Switch 서울스위치 | Glow Up! (Grow Up!) Prod. Charlene Kaye | Color_Coded_HAN_ROM_ENG Lyrics
Seoul Switch | Proof of Concept Video
Seoul Switch | BTS Documentary
Seoul Switch | Interview with Kevin Woo
Seoul Switch | Hawaii News Now
Seoul Switch | Trailer #2
Want Her Back? Ask Her Sister | The Blessing Series