Luyen Vu

Luyen “Lu” Vu is an American film editor. He began his love of film while studying philosophy as an undergraduate at UCLA, subsequently attending the prestigious USC School of Cinematic Arts graduate film program. He started his career out as an Assistant Editor on Emmy nominated shows such as Arrested Development and Heroes, but quickly was promoted to Editor on the acclaimed JJ Abrams’ series Fringe. In 2014, Lu met his now long-time collaborator, Oscar winner, John Ridley. Their first collaboration was the pilot for the ABC’s limited series, American Crime. The first season of American Crime would garner 10 Emmy nomination, including a nomination for Lu for editing the pilot. John and Lu would continue to work on many projects over the next few years, including a few pilots and the recently released sci-fi feature “Needle in a Timestack” for Lionsgate. In between working with John, Lu has edited many pilots, working with Emmy nominated and Oscar winning directors such as Jessica Yu, Nicole Kassel, Steph Green, Rachel Morrison, and Liz Friedlander. Lu believes in giving back to the editing community having served on the executive committee of the Academy of Television, as well as the Asian-American steering committee for the Editor’s Guild. He is also an active member of ACE. Lu resides in Los Angeles and recently edited “Five Days at Memorial” for John Ridley, Carlton Cuse, and Apple TV+.