Writer, Director and Producer

Deborah "Devyn" Chuang (莊岱雯) is a Taiwanese-American writer-director specializing in horror and body genre films that explore themes of identity and sexuality.

Their debut short, Mom, if I Were a Vampire, premiered at NewFest in 2022 and has since grown into a queer cult favorite on Letterboxd. Devyn’s second short film, Strawberry Shortcake, premiered at Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won Best Short Film in 2024. The film went on to receive a Special Jury Mention at the Women Make Waves International Film Festival in Taiwan and screened globally at over 20 festivals, including BFI Flare, Sitges, Fantasia, and Fantastic Fest.

Devyn is currently developing Strawberry Shortcake into a feature film while finishing post-production on their latest short film, Trauma Dumpling, a horror-comedy starring Bai Ling. Trauma Dumpling is the winner of the 2025 Bridges/Larson Foundation production grant, and has also received screenplay recognition from Austin Film Festival and Vimeo. 

Most recently, Devyn won the 2026 NewFest/Netflix New Voices Filmmaker Grant, an unrestricted grant to support emerging directors. Devyn holds a B.S. from UC Berkeley and an MFA in film from Columbia University, where they also teach screenwriting as an adjunct assistant professor. They live in Brooklyn with their cat, Lilith, who may or may not be evil.