So Young Shelly Yo is a Korean American filmmaker whose work has been supported by HBO, CAAM, SFFILM, the Sloan Foundation and others. Shelly's feature film, SMOKING TIGERS, was the winner of Tribeca x AT&T’s Untold Stories and was awarded best screenplay, best performance and a special mention for the Nora Ephron prize at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival. Prior to SMOKING TIGERS, Shelly wrote and directed many short films including SOFT SOUNDS OF PEELING FRUIT (Tribeca, Hawaii, Palm Springs) and MOONWALK WITH ME (Florida, Austin, Seattle). Most recently, Shelly was given the New Voices award at the 2023 Austin Film Festival. Shelly is currently in development for her next project.