Kao is a prominent award-winning short film director known for other titles like If Men Had Periods It Wouldn't Be Gross and Relationship Status. She currently also works for Walt Disney TV Directing Program.
Ever since her claims went viral, netizens have been outraging against NowThis for allegedly "ripping off" her work and passing it off as an original production. Comments under Two Distant Strangers on YouTube too have amassed multiple allegations against the short's makers of "stealing" Kao's idea.