Marissa Lichwick (Screenwriter) is a Korean American filmmaker, actress, and writer
whose work explores identity, desire, and resilience through daring, character-driven storytelling.
Adopted from South Korea at the age of seven and raised in a large, diverse family in upstate
New York. Marissa brings a unique perspective to the screen—one shaped by displacement,
belonging, and the search for truth. Her feature film Searching for Yoo secured distribution on major platforms including Amazon Prime, Tubi, and Hoopla, while her social impact short Mi-Mi Shu-Shu has been showcased at festivals such as Facets Theatre, Sweet Void Cinema, and Snake Alley Festival of Films. Marissa is currently developing multiple new works, including the historical drama Jasper Road, the psychological thriller Death and Life (produced through UCLA’s Film Production Summer Institute), and Fangirl, an erotic psychological short film that doubles as a proof-of-concept for a feature. A recipient of the University of Chicago Faculty Fellowship, Marissa recently attended UCLA’s Summer Institute in Film Production, where she produced two original shorts and collaborated with industry mentors from Disney, Amazon, Universal and other Studio Heads. She also teaches Public Speaking, Acting, and Theatre at City Colleges of Chicago, where she is designing a new film curriculum focused on the evolving representation of East Asian female protagonists in cinema and television. Her work has been recognized by the New York Movie Awards and the Portland Filmmakers Awards, and she continues to develop projects that challenge conventions. As an actress she has worked off-broadway and regionally including the Goodman, Steppenwolf, Guthrie, Denver Center and many more. She has worked on Network Television (Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago Justice) and appeared in many independent films. She holds a MFA in Acting from the University of Washington in Acting and Film Production from the Summer Institute at UCLA. (Screenwriter) is a Korean American filmmaker, actress, and writer
whose work explores identity, desire, and resilience through daring, character-driven storytelling.
Adopted from South Korea at the age of seven and raised in a large, diverse family in upstate
New York. Marissa brings a unique perspective to the screen—one shaped by displacement,
belonging, and the search for truth. Her feature film Searching for Yoo secured distribution on major platforms including Amazon Prime, Tubi, and Hoopla, while her social impact short Mi-Mi Shu-Shu has been showcased at festivals such as Facets Theatre, Sweet Void Cinema, and Snake Alley Festival of Films. Marissa is currently developing multiple new works, including the historical drama Jasper Road, the psychological thriller Death and Life (produced through UCLA’s Film Production Summer Institute), and Fangirl, an erotic psychological short film that doubles as a proof-of-concept for a feature. A recipient of the University of Chicago Faculty Fellowship, Marissa recently attended UCLA’s Summer Institute in Film Production, where she produced two original shorts and collaborated with industry mentors from Disney, Amazon, Universal and other Studio Heads. She also teaches Public Speaking, Acting, and Theatre at City Colleges of Chicago, where she is designing a new film curriculum focused on the evolving representation of East Asian female protagonists in cinema and television. Her work has been recognized by the New York Movie Awards and the Portland Filmmakers Awards, and she continues to develop projects that challenge conventions. As an actress she has worked off-broadway and regionally including the Goodman, Steppenwolf, Guthrie, Denver Center and many more. She has worked on Network Television (Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago Justice) and appeared in many independent films. She holds a MFA in Acting from the University of Washington in Acting and Film Production from the Summer Institute at UCLA.
Marissa Lichwick (Screenwriter) is a Korean American filmmaker, actress, and writer
whose work explores identity, desire, and resilience through daring, character-driven storytelling.
Adopted from South Korea at the age of seven and raised in a large, diverse family in upstate
New York. Marissa brings a unique perspective to the screen—one shaped by displacement,
belonging, and the search for truth. Her feature film Searching for Yoo secured distribution on major platforms including Amazon Prime, Tubi, and Hoopla, while her social impact short Mi-Mi Shu-Shu has been showcased at festivals such as Facets Theatre, Sweet Void Cinema, and Snake Alley Festival of Films. Marissa is currently developing multiple new works, including the historical drama Jasper Road, the psychological thriller Death and Life (produced through UCLA’s Film Production Summer Institute), and Fangirl, an erotic psychological short film that doubles as a proof-of-concept for a feature. A recipient of the University of Chicago Faculty Fellowship, Marissa recently attended UCLA’s Summer Institute in Film Production, where she produced two original shorts and collaborated with industry mentors from Disney, Amazon, Universal and other Studio Heads. She also teaches Public Speaking, Acting, and Theatre at City Colleges of Chicago, where she is designing a new film curriculum focused on the evolving representation of East Asian female protagonists in cinema and television. Her work has been recognized by the New York Movie Awards and the Portland Filmmakers Awards, and she continues to develop projects that challenge conventions. As an actress she has worked off-broadway and regionally including the Goodman, Steppenwolf, Guthrie, Denver Center and many more. She has worked on Network Television (Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago Justice) and appeared in many independent films. She holds a MFA in Acting from the University of Washington in Acting and Film Production from the Summer Institute at UCLA. (Screenwriter) is a Korean American filmmaker, actress, and writer
whose work explores identity, desire, and resilience through daring, character-driven storytelling.
Adopted from South Korea at the age of seven and raised in a large, diverse family in upstate
New York. Marissa brings a unique perspective to the screen—one shaped by displacement,
belonging, and the search for truth. Her feature film Searching for Yoo secured distribution on major platforms including Amazon Prime, Tubi, and Hoopla, while her social impact short Mi-Mi Shu-Shu has been showcased at festivals such as Facets Theatre, Sweet Void Cinema, and Snake Alley Festival of Films. Marissa is currently developing multiple new works, including the historical drama Jasper Road, the psychological thriller Death and Life (produced through UCLA’s Film Production Summer Institute), and Fangirl, an erotic psychological short film that doubles as a proof-of-concept for a feature. A recipient of the University of Chicago Faculty Fellowship, Marissa recently attended UCLA’s Summer Institute in Film Production, where she produced two original shorts and collaborated with industry mentors from Disney, Amazon, Universal and other Studio Heads. She also teaches Public Speaking, Acting, and Theatre at City Colleges of Chicago, where she is designing a new film curriculum focused on the evolving representation of East Asian female protagonists in cinema and television. Her work has been recognized by the New York Movie Awards and the Portland Filmmakers Awards, and she continues to develop projects that challenge conventions. As an actress she has worked off-broadway and regionally including the Goodman, Steppenwolf, Guthrie, Denver Center and many more. She has worked on Network Television (Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago Justice) and appeared in many independent films. She holds a MFA in Acting from the University of Washington in Acting and Film Production from the Summer Institute at UCLA.
