jasmine lynea (they/she) is a queer storyteller and multidisciplinary artist, with a focus around film, painting and performance. Their work re-imagines Black realities rooted in intimacy, joy, and myth. jasmine wrote, directed, and edited their sci-fi fantasy short The Love Machine, which premiered at BlackStar Film Festival and later won the Audience Award at the United We Heal Film Festival

In 2023, their bold, eccentric approach to visual storytelling earned them fellowships and grants from Mural Arts Philadelphia, The Velocity Fund, Flaherty’s Queer-World Mending program, IPMF, and Scribe Video Center.

In the summer of 2024, jasmine was awarded the Paul Robeson Creative Arts Grant and began their residency with NextFab x Leeway in 2025. The residency culminated in the opening of The Love Machine [reprise]—an immersive installation debuting their collage work and wood-based sculptures, expanding their cinematic universe into physical space.

jasmine is currently completing their new folkloric short film, Della Can Fly!, while writing and developing a one-woman show.