Ruby Yang
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Ruby Yang is a Chinese American
filmmaker.
Originally from Hong Kong
, Yang has worked on a range of feature and documentary films exploring Chinese themes as director and editor. Her work has been nominated twice for an Academy Award, winning once and received other awards including the Emmy Awards, a Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and two IDA Pare Lorentz Award nominations.
In 2003, along with filmmaker Thomas F. Lennon, Yang founded the Chang Ai Media Project to raise HIV/AIDS awareness in China. Since then, its documentaries and public service announcements have been seen by hundreds of millions of Chinese viewers. One of their films - The Blood of Yingzhou District"《颍州的孩子》"- won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject. She is now based in Beijing
, directing documentaries and developing several feature film projects.
Chinese American
Chinese Americans represent Americans of Chinese descent. Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans, which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans...
filmmaker.
Originally from Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, Yang has worked on a range of feature and documentary films exploring Chinese themes as director and editor. Her work has been nominated twice for an Academy Award, winning once and received other awards including the Emmy Awards, a Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and two IDA Pare Lorentz Award nominations.
In 2003, along with filmmaker Thomas F. Lennon, Yang founded the Chang Ai Media Project to raise HIV/AIDS awareness in China. Since then, its documentaries and public service announcements have been seen by hundreds of millions of Chinese viewers. One of their films - The Blood of Yingzhou District"《颍州的孩子》"- won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject. She is now based in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, directing documentaries and developing several feature film projects.
Filmography
| Title | Date | Type | Working as | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Warriors of Qiugang The Warriors of Qiugang The Warriors of Qiugang is a 39-minute documentary film that chronicles the story of the Chinese village of Qiugang , in the suburbs of Bengbu City in Anhui Province in central-eastern China. It tells how a group of Chinese villagers put an end to the poisoning of their land and water by three... 《仇岗卫士》/ 《仇崗衛士》http://www.warriorsofqiugang.com/ |
2010 | Documentary | Director, producer | Oscar nominee, Documentary Short Subject |
| A moment in Time《声光转逝》/《聲光轉逝》 http://www.kbikfilms.com/KBIK_AMIT.html | 2009 | PBS Documentary | Director | Premiered at 2010 San Francisco Asian American Film Festival http://festival.asianamericanmedia.org/, Hong Kong Chinese Documentary Festival 2010 http://dgeneratefilms.com/ |
| Tongzhi in Love Tongzhi in Love Tongzhi in Love 《彼岸浮生》 is a 30-minute documentary film directed by Ruby Yang which portrays the life of gay men in China. The film was produced by Thomas Lennon and features music by Bill Frisell and Brian Keane. The film's world premiere was at the Silverdocs Film Festival in Washington, D.C... 《彼岸浮生》 |
2008 | Documentary | Director | Best Documentary Short, Golden Gate Award - San Francisco International Film Festival San Francisco International Film Festival San Francisco International Film Festival is the oldest continuously running film festival in the Americas. Organized by the San Francisco Film Society, the International is held each spring for two weeks, presenting an average of 150 films from over 50 countries... |
| The Blood of Yingzhou District The Blood of Yingzhou District The Blood of Yingzhou District is a 2006 short film documentary directed by Ruby Yang and produced by Thomas F. Lennon. The film is about the effect of AIDS on orphans in Yingzhou District of Fuyang, Anhui, China... 《颍州的孩子》 |
2006 | Documentary | Director | Academy Award winner - best documentary short subject, http://www.oscar.com/nominees/; 2009 DuPont-Columbia Journalism Award http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/cs/ContentServer/jrn/1165270069766/page/1175295284582/JRNSimplePage2.htm; 2007 Excellence in Media Award - Global Health Council International Documentary Festival; Chicago Doc Humanitarian Award - Chicago International Documentary Film Festival; Golden Reel Jury Prize, Best Short - VC FilmFest; Grand Jury Award - AFI Silverdocs Film Festival; Audience Award - Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival; Jury Prize Award - Documenta International Film Festival; Jury Prize Award - RiverRun International Film Festival; Grand Jury Award - AFI Silverdocs Film Festival; nominated for Pare Lorentz Documentary Award, IDA |
| Julia’s Story | 2005 | Director | One of 12 best documentaries at Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival http://www.gzdoc.com/en_2006/HomePage.asp | |
| Becoming American http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810498/: The Chinese Experience, | 2003 | PBS mini-series | Series editor | Emmy Nominations (four); IDA nomination; Christopher Award |
| China 21 http://kbikfilms.com/china_21.html | 2002 | PBS Documentary | Director, editor | Premiered at San Francisco International Film Festival San Francisco International Film Festival San Francisco International Film Festival is the oldest continuously running film festival in the Americas. Organized by the San Francisco Film Society, the International is held each spring for two weeks, presenting an average of 150 films from over 50 countries... |
| Citizen Hong Kong http://www.kbikfilms.com/citizen_hong_kong.html | 2001 | Documentary Feature | Director, editor | Nominated for Pare Lorentz Documentary Award, IDA |
| The Journey to Silicon Valley | 2000 | Feature documentary | Director, Editor | Made in conjunction with Baidu Baidu Baidu, Inc. , simply known as Baidu and incorporated on January 18, 2000, is a Chinese web services company headquartered in the Baidu Campus in Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China.... Co-founder Eric Xu）http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30B17FF38550C748DDDA00894DE404482 |
| Autumn in New York Autumn in New York (film) Autumn in New York is a 2000 romantic drama film directed by Joan Chen and starring Richard Gere, Winona Ryder, and Anthony LaPaglia.The movie focuses on Will Keane who falls in love with Charlotte Fielding , a sweet, but terminally ill young woman.-Plot:Will Keane, a 48-year old restaurant owner,... |
2000 | Feature Film | Editor | Directed by Joan Chen Joan Chen Joan Chong Chen is a Chinese American actress, film director, screenwriter and film producer. She became famous in China for her performance in the 1979 film Little Flower and came to international attention for her performance in the 1987 Academy Award-winning film The Last Emperor... and starring Richard Gere Richard Gere Richard Tiffany Gere is an American actor. He began acting in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar, and a starring role in Days of Heaven. He came to prominence in 1980 for his role in the film American Gigolo, which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol... and Winona Ryder Winona Ryder Winona Ryder is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1986 film Lucas. Ryder's first significant role came in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice as a goth teenager, which won her critical and commercial recognition... |
| Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl is a 1998 Chinese film directed by actress Joan Chen based during the 1970s in People's Republic of China, during the Cultural Revolution's Down to the Countryside Movement, instituted by Mao for political reasons. This drama film is the directorial debut of Chen... |
1998 | Feature Film | Editor, associate producer | Berlin Film Festival http://www.berlinale.de/en/HomePage.html Golden Bear nomination, Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962, by Government Information Office, Republic of China... -seven Golden Horse Awards, National Board of Review, International Freedom Award Paris Film Festival, Special Jury Prize, Grand Prix nomination, Independent Spirits Awards nomination |
| Street Soldier | 1997 | PBS documentary | Editor | |
| All Power to the People All Power to the People (film) All Power to the People is a 1996 documentary by Lee Lew-Lee about American race relations and the 1960s Civil Rights Movement and covers slavery, civil-rights activists, assassinations in the '60s, and it explores methods used to divide and destroy key figures... |
1996 | Documentary | Editor | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210482/ |
| A.K.A. Don Bonus http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112267/ | 1995 | PBS P.O.V. documentary | Editor | Emmy Award Emmy Award An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various... , Visions du réel Visions du réel Visions du Réel is an international documentary film festival held in April each year in Nyon, Switzerland. Established in 1969 as the Nyon International Documentary Film Festival, the event adopted its current name in 1995.... documentary film festival, Nyon, Switzerland - First Prize; San Francisco Film Festival Golden Gate Award for Best Bay Area Documentary |
| China: The Wild East | 1994 | Turner Broadcasting | Editor | Premiered at Telluride Festival |