“Featured by networks such as Bloomberg, Adobe, Dolby, NPR, FOX, and more, Abey Lin is an ever-growing presence as a sincerely multidisciplinary artist. 

Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, spending every childhood summer in Beijing and Hong Kong, and as a fourth-generation Asian-American, Abey Lin has always embraced his multicultural identity. His instinctual understanding of cross-cultural communication and pursuit of truly international art has led him on a mission to connect the world through the universal language of music, film, and interactive media. Abey Lin graduated from Asia’s top film institution, the Beijing Film Academy, where he studied Film Directing and Production and further developed his creative voice and artistic understanding. His film Catching Love (2020) is historically the first film made against the fatal Asian hate worldwide, made one month before the global lockdown. It sought international acclaim during the pandemic, speaking about coming together in the face of discrimination and standing as a pillar for Asian American activism. After being televised nationally in the United States, it began to be used in various California school curricula and political offices, and has been supported by academic institutions like New York University. Currently, he is developing his first feature film in New York City, with multiple proof-of-concepts and shorts receiving international attention, including The Not So Flightless, Flightless Bird (2026) and Insight (2024) — both written, directed, acted in, edited, and produced by Abey Lin.

Now, Abey Lin finds himself between New York City and San Francisco, residing in the bustling streets of the East Village or the quiet forests of Northern California, a contrast that fits his work. In New York City, he teams up with his closest co-collaborator, fellow filmmaker, musician, and sister, Sabrina “Nani” Lin. Nani Lin graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, studying Screenwriting in the historical Department of Dramatic Writing. Together, Abey and Nani have formed an all-encompassing sibling duo with co-directorial debuts in narrative films, short documentaries, and in-development features. Additionally, in music, they can be seen performing live concerts around Manhattan, curating self-produced albums, and creating independent music videos for their original music. Abey Lin’s debut album SAVIOR (2025) is a solo produced, written, composed, and performed set with story at its forefront. Instruments and differing vocal styles form a cast of characters, following a hidden storyline that only reveals itself to the observant. From soft and breathy melodies to emotive rap and booming operatics, he lays a breadcrumb trail for listeners to actively investigate its meaning — all the while inviting a diverse crowd with its genre bending of Pop, Rap, and Singer-Songwriter. Most recently, the sibling duo came together to create their first debut music video for Abey Lin’s fifth song on the Savior (2025) album, “Parallax”.

Abey Lin is the President and Founder of the international production house OKAY Enterprises, with Vice President Sabrina “Nani” Lin, defining itself through cross-media projects in film, music, and interactive media. Additionally, under OKAY Enterprises, he continues his artistic ventures through fashion design — with his first-ever couture and collectible releases set to debut in New York City.

In addition to his creative endeavors Abey Lin has embraced his multicultural identity in a multitude of ways. In 2005, during a talent show in the San Francisco Bay Area, five year old Abey Lin was scouted by Kung Fu Hustle star & Hong Kong legend Chiu Chi Ling. As the direct heir of the traditional Kung Fu lineage of the legendary Wong Fei Hung, Chiu Chi Ling took Abey Lin as his youngest direct disciple, passing down the direct teachings of the Hung Gar lineage, and training him in Tiger Crane, and other martial art styles for over 15+ years before becoming a representative for Chiu Chi Ling himself in international competition. Overall, Abey Lin has won over 10+ internationally recognized gold medals worldwide in Traditional Kung Fu and through his time in Beijing and back in New York City, he combined teachings of Wushu, Kenpo, Kickboxing, and general acrobatics to build an ever-evolving personal style that he practices, teaches, and integrates into his own fight choreography as a film director. With this background, Abey Lin is dedicated to preserving one of the last remaining traditional styles of Chinese Kung Fu, and hopes to further immortalize and integrate it into the media he creates today.

All in all, Abey Lin has continuously pursued a creative career of self exploration and constant redefinition - but to truly understand why, a glimpse can be had at where it all began. At the young age of five, Abey quickly learned of his seemingly everlasting label: a “bubble-boy.” Severe combined immunodeficiencies, widespread anaphylactic allergies, and a mix of extreme chronic physical conditions quickly forced Abey’s family to confront a new reality of pure limitation. He had been told that his life would revolve around eating a single “safe” meal, limited to no outdoor exposure, and a never-ending journey of lifelong treatment. However, his family had other plans. Every summer of his childhood, Abey would spend his time traveling around Asia, seeking treatment in Beijing and Hong Kong, and returning home to traditional treatment in the San Francisco Bay Area for the rest of the year. Through the resilience of his family’s plan, they created the exact circumstances to do what was deemed impossible — heal. One by one, year by year, various foods, environments, and exposures began to become safe, continuing into his late teenage years until he was eventually deemed cured of the majority of his conditions. Now, Abey Lin continues to fulfill the promise he made to himself as a child: to live a life free of limitations through creative work and to push the boundaries of expectation, every step of the way”

Jessica Samberg (via IMDb)