Emily May Jampel is a director, writer, and actress from Honolulu based in Brooklyn. Her films have screened at festivals including Palm Springs, Aspen ShortsFest, and Hawaiʻi International Film Festival. Her short Lucky Fish went viral on TikTok after premiering on NOWNESS Asia.
She previously worked as Development Executive at The Department of Motion Pictures and served as creative consultant on Blue Sun Palace, which premiered at Cannes Critics’ Week 2024 and received four Independent Spirit Award nominations. She is a 2026 NYSCA grantee and 2024–2025 UFO Short Film Lab fellow at BAM, and was listed on the 2024 Dazed100.