Yvette Lu in Megami: Search for the Gods.

David C. Jones, Jan Bos & Yvette Lu on In Session Comedy TV.

The Theory of Everything. Back row: Alvin Tran, Isaac Kwok.
Front row: Yvette Lu, Aurora Chan, Quynh Mi, Linda Leong.
Photo by Patrick Parenteau.

Yvette Lu and Lauren Au in Servants of War.

Untold Stories of the ER: Granny's Back with Rachel Lee, Marcia Yu, Yvette Lu, and Tokiko Miyashita.

Yvette Lu and Danny Dorosh in Food for the Gods.

Yvette Lu and Jacqlyn Atkins in Murder at the Orient Street Express. Photo by Brice Ferre.

News and Screenings

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• House Call with Dr. Yvette Lu. A new webseries about helping caregivers find practical solutions to their problems.
  
  
  • Nomination, Best Host Web Program or Series for Dr. Yvette Lu, Canadian Screen Awards
  • Winner, Best Documentary/Reality, Seoul Web Fest
  • Winner, Best Documentary, Sicily Web Fest
  • Winner, Best Reality Vancouver Web Festival
  • Winner, Best Documentary, Miami Web Fest
  • Winner, Outstanding Host in a Reality Series, Los Angeles Web Festival
  • Winner, Outstanding Writing in a Reality Series, Los Angeles Web Festival
  • Winner, Best Host, Asia Web Awards
  • Special mention from the Jury, Dr. Yvette Lu, Bilbao Seriesland
  • Nomination, Outstanding Reality Series, Los Angeles Web Festival
  • Nomination, Outstanding Writing in a Reality Series, Los Angeles Web Festival
  • Nomination, Outstanding Editing in a Reality Series, Los Angeles Web Festival
  • Nomination, Outstanding Directing in a Reality Series, Los Angeles Web Festival
  • Nomination, Best Hosted Series, IAWTV awards
  • Nomination, Best Host, IAWTV awards
  • Nomination, Best Documentary, DieSeriale Digital Series Festival
  • Nomination, Best Branded Series, Seoul Web Fest
  • Nomination, Best Screenplay, Seoul Web Fest
  • Nomination, Outstanding Unscripted/Reality, New Jersey Web Fest
  • Nomination, Best Host, New Jersey Web Fest
  • Nomination, Best Series Premise, New Jersey Web Fest
  • Nomination, Michael J. Ajakwe Jr. "Don't Wait Create! Award", New Jersey Web Fest
  • Nomination, Best Documentary, Minnesota Web Fest
  • Nomination, Best Representation of Women, Minnesota Web Fest
  • Nomination, Best Short Show, Bilbao Seriesland
  • Nomination, Best Host, Bilbao Seriesland
  • Nomination, Best Documentary/Reality Series, Ozark Mountain Web Fest
  • Official Selection, ITVfest
  • Nomination, Best Show, International Factual, New Zealand Web Fest
  • Nomination, Best Director, International Factual, New Zealand Web Fest
  • Nomination, Best performance Non-Fiction for Dr. Yvette Lu, Rio Web Fest
  • Nomination, Best Directing Non-Fiction, Rio Web Fest
  • Nomination, Best Documentary, Miami Web Fest
  • Nomination, Best Directing, Miami Web Fest
  • Nomination, Best Music, Miami Web Fest

  House Call Official site | Facebook page | Twitter | Instagram

• Little Oliver. A short film written and directed by Brenda Whitehall. Screened around the world with awards at multiple festivals. Facebook Page

• Superhuman. A short film written and directed by Raugi Yu. Presented at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival's Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon and the Canadian Diversity Film Festival.

• Ready. A short film directed by Joella Cabalu, created in partnership with Cineworks Play It Forward and Dixon Transition Society to highlight the ways in which violence against women is still prevalent in our society.

• The Dance Teacher at the Vancouver International Fringe Festival, September 8-18, 2016.
  Facebook page | Reviews: MirandaPosse | Vancouver Presents | The Plank

• About Love Theatre Festival. June 14-18, 2016. Small Talk by David MacGregor.

• Speaker at the Surrey/North Delta Division of Family Practice Change Day: Change Day encourages residents of Surrey/North Delta to take charge of their health (Oct 2015). (Photos)

• Profile article in Vandocument: Medical Drama: Theatre Artist Yvette Lu talks LAUNCH festival (June 2014)

• Filmed two days of night shoots on BBC America's Intruders. Premieres Summer 2014. 

• Filmed a day on Gracepoint, a new show coming to FOX. Watch for it in Fall 2014.

• Our Vancouver-based comedy series "In Session" is seeking funding. Please help us by watching and liking our trailer!

• Spoke at the BIL conference in Vancouver (the populist answer to the TED conference) about Stories in the Closet and using stories to improve health and health care.

• Medical expert on CityTV's Breakfast Television. Check out the videos on the Breakfast Television Youtube Playlist.

• Spoke at The Healing Power of Storytelling, a lecture and workshop in New Westminster, November 12, 2013.

• Gave a talk at the Sparkfly speaker series about arts, medicine, and my play, Stories from the Closet. (October 2013)

• Guest lecturer for the University of British Columbia medical students for the second year in a row about narrative medicine and Stories from the Closet.

• A super review by Alexander Varty in the Georgia Straight for Stories from the Closet for the Festival LAUNCH showcase in June 2013.

• Booked a part in the feature film 8 Minutes Ahead, directed by Ben Hoskyn. Check out their website and Facebook page for photos and info. 

• Great article in the University of British Columbia TREK magazine about the power of storytelling in health care, narrative medicine, and balancing medicine and acting: "The Double Life of Doctor Lu" (May 2013)

• I'm interviewed in the March Creative Spotlight at Japan Cinema!

• Ann at Hello! Thailand TV North America interviewed me about The Theory of Everything, Acting, my cultural heritage and more.

• Performed in THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING, a play by Prince Gomolvilas at the Roundhouse Theatre in Vancouver, BC. January 9-12, 2012. Presented by Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre.

• I was asked to comment on Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge's Acute Morning Sickness on CBC News Network on December 3, 2012. Here's the video of the nationally-broadcast interview with Ian Hanomansing.

• Posted a new video clip of my work from "Ice Cold Mom", Untold Stories of the ER, Season 5.
  I play an anxious mom whose son collapsed at home. (5 min)

• Great article in the Richmond Review Newspaper about the reading of Stories from the Closet: a play about living with chronic illness on September 12, 2012 at the Richmond General Hospital Theatre: "Family doctor's play is perfect prescription". Part of Invisible Illness Awareness Week.

• Our film "Alive and Kicking" won Best in Show at the Near Enemy Film Festival in New Jersey on September 1, 2012!

• Had a great world premiere for our new documentary film "Alive and Kicking" at the Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon on August 25, 2012. Come like us on Facebook!

• New trailer for Megami: Search for the Gods on YouTube. Come visit and like our Megami Saga Facebook page for more updates.

• Booked role in "Pipe in Head", Season 6 premiere of Untold Stories of the ER. Premiere dates: Jan 7, 2012 at 10pm on Discovery Fit and Health and Feb 8, 2012 at 9pm on TLC. Check listings for local times and reruns. Preview

• New Megami Saga Trailer on Vimeo. Latest info and updates on Megami Facebook page.

• Updated full length version of Food for the Gods is now on Facebook with special preview of sequels Megami: Legacy for the Gods and Megami: Search for the Gods. 

• Full length version of Food for the Gods is now online on Facebook. 

• Burnaby now article picked up by Ming Pao newspaper Vancouver and Hong Kong!

• Feature article in Burnaby Now Newspaper about my appearances in Untold Stories of the ER: "Actor on Screen this week" (Nov 13, 2010)

• Booked two roles in TLC's Untold Stories of the ER. Episodes premiered on TLC on Nov 17, 2010 and Nov 24, 2010. Watch schedule (updated weekly) for "Ice Cold Mom" and "Grandma's back".

• Disconnected, an interactive film, exhibited at the Emily Carr Gallery on Granville Island as part of the International Digital Media and Art Association Annual Conference.

• Finished an amazing shoot for Megami: Legacy for the Gods and Megami: Search for the Gods, two sequels to Food for the Gods. Check out the photos on flickr or facebook.

• Feature profile article in the Ming Pao Saturday Magazine (June 5, 2010) view: pdf | facebook

• Stories from the Closet: a play about living with chronic illness, was selected as part of the Firehall Arts Centre BC BUDS Spring Arts Festival. (May 23, 2010)

• Feature article in Burnaby Now newspaper: "Burnaby filmmaker in multicultural showcase" (May 8, 2010)

• Article in Burnaby Newsleader newspaper: "Filmmaker and actor Yvette Lu showcased" (May 7, 2010)

• Baby Donut was selected to air as part of the third annual SHAW Multicultural Channel and explorASIAN Filmmakers Showcase on Sunday, May 9, 2010 at 9pm and midnight on Shaw Multicultural Channel. It also aired on SHAW TV on Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 9pm.

• Disconnected, an interactive film, was selected as part of the Women in Film and Television Vancouver's 2010 Women in Film Festival

• Feature article in the Boundary Weekender about Food for the Gods Aftermath:
  "Sci-Fi Drama Unfolds in Grand Forks" (Sept 4, 2009)

• New "DSI: Disease Scene Investigation" videos starring Yvette Lu posted at Immunize BC

• Due to popular demand, A Table for One had an encore screening as part of the Filmmakers Showcase on SHAW TV, Monday, May 18, 2009, on Cable 4 in Vancouver, BC.

• Feature article in the Burnaby Now newspaper: "Local actor featured in film showcase" (May 9, 2009)

• A Table for One was broadcast as part of the SHAW Multicultural Channel and explorASIAN Filmmakers Showcase on Sunday, May 10, 2009, in Vancouver, BC.

• Warrior Two screened at the Okanagan International Film Festival in the Short Film Showcase on April 23, 2009.

• Feature article in the Burnaby Now newspaper: "Doctor on screen" (November 8, 2008)

• Food for the Gods won 2nd place in the Audience Favorite Directorial Debut Category at the Route 66 Film Festival in Springfield, Illinois on September 21, 2008. Additionally, Yvette Lu and Danny Dorosh were featured on the cover of the A&E magazine, a publication of Illinois' State Journal Register, in a feature article about the festival.

• Food for the Gods and Servants of War were both selected to screen at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival Nov 6-9, 2008 in Vancouver, BC.

• Food for the Gods was selected to screen at the Route 66 Film Festival in Springfield, Illinois on September 20-21, 2008.

• Feature article in the Burnaby Newsleader newspaper: "Playing Doctor" (June 13, 2008)

• Feature article in the Burnaby Now newspaper: "Burnaby doctor featured in film showcase" (May 25, 2008)

• Food for the Gods aired on SHAW Multicultural Channel (Cable 119 in Vancouver, BC) on May 25, 2008 as part of the FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE, a co-project with http://www.explorasian.org/ in celebration of Asian Heritage Month. 

• Food for the Gods was selected to screen at the New Asia Film Festival in Richmond, BC on May 24, 2008. Yvette Lu was present as the film's representative and answered questions from the audience. 

• Servants of War was selected to air as part of the Capilano College Film Centre Best of 2008 Showcase at Granville 7 Cinemas, Vancouver BC, on April 23, 2008.