Wynette Yao

Wynette Yao is an award-winning filmmaker who has produced, directed and written films on subjects as wide-ranging as Egypt, tornadoes, bees and bog mummies. She relishes image-making and storytelling that brings alive the human experience behind history, science, and modern life.

Awards: "Innovation," Blue Ocean Film Festival, "Oceans at the Tipping Point" *National Emmy nomination, "All Quiet on the Western Front" *Telly Award for the National Geographic documentary "The Mystery of the Mummy Murders" *Telly Award for Educational Short for "E-Snaps," a humorous short on plastic bag use *Gold Remi Award, Worldfest Houston Film Festival, "Who Betrayed Anne Frank?" *Clarion Award for "Understanding Fat" on the science of weight