Biography

Yael Deynes entered the film industry in 2015 with his first screenplay, "175." which has won 23 awards, including The Paris Intl Film Festival, Love Wins Film Festival, and The Golden Script Competition. His directorial debut, "My Secret Lake," was Produced by two-time Emmy and three-time Golden Globe winner producer Marsha P. Williams. The film picked up an SFAAF Award and is distributed on Amazon Prime Video.

In 2017 he Created the short film, "Who We Are," After Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico amassing Millions of views on social media. The film was also broadcast to 20,000 attendees at the benefit concert "Somos Uno."

In late 2018 he wrote and directed the short films "Can You See Me? "and "Urges," winning several awards. In 2019, Deynes began work on the screenplay S.T.A.R. The script has won 30 domestic and international awards, including Queer Writes, London Intl Screenwriting Competition, NY Script Awards, and Los Angeles Intl Underground Film Festival.

In just seven short years, Deynes has accomplished 17 Short Films, Two Documentaries, has written Five Feature Screenplays, and has garnered over 60 Awards for his films and screenplays worldwide. Entirely self-taught, Deynes attributes his knack for storytelling to his grandmother's vivid tales and the everlasting desire to do the right thing.

- IMDb mini biography by: M.M.