​Jasmine Rao is a New York–based writer, director, producer, and editor who explores stories around generational trauma of the first-generation American… but, like, make it funny.

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She has spent over 15 years working in film and television, with credits including Showtime’s Emmy-nominated Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story, Last Call: The Shutdown of NYC Bars, and 100 Years 100 Women, featured by Vogue. She later made the leap from documentary into narrative filmmaking.

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Her feature screenplay Lost Gold of Ghai was a 2024 Austin Film Festival Second Rounder, and Now I Know My ABCD’s was a 2025 Quarterfinalist at the LA International Screenplay Awards. Her dark comedy short The Cat Burglar completed its 2025 festival run with several official selections and award wins. She has a short in post-production set to release in 2026.

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When Jasmine's not creating, she's rolling around with her cats, eating something spicy, karaoke-ing and watching a good sports movie where everyone comes together to win the big game...but with an even bigger victory off the field....