Hellin Kay

Hellin Kay (born October 5, 1972) is a filmmaker and photographer based in New York City.

Born in Moscow, Russia, she moved to the United States when she was seven years old. She attended Pikesville High School in Baltimore, Maryland and then Bard College in New York where she graduated with a BA and MFA in film.

Career She entered the fashion publishing world in 1998 as assistant to American fashion editor Polly Mellen, who was then creative director of Allure magazine.

She has been a freelance contributor to magazines such as L'Uomo Vogue, British Vogue, i-D, Elle, Nylon, French, Blackbook, Glamour and Teen Vogue. She was also a staff fashion director at Spoon Paris and the Russian editions of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Elle.

Her autobiographical short film Was Once A Girl, based on her immigration to the United States, was screened at the International Feature Film Market in 1997. The film won Best Short at the San Diego Film Festival.

Other works in her filmography include the music video for New York-based musician Reni Lane's 2006 release "Choices". She also directed two music videos for Taryn Manning.

She has worked on advertising campaigns and consulted for brands such as Club Monaco, Shoemint, Anthropologie, Guess, Enza Costa, Selfridges London and Joe's Jeans.