Ruby Yang
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Ruby Yang is a Chinese American documentary film director and producer. She, originally from Hong Kong, relocated to San Francisco in 1977 and earned a degree from the San Francisco Art Institute with a focus on Painting and Filmmaking. Yang has been actively involved in creating documentaries and feature films, including the Oscar-winning film The Blood of Yingzhou District (2006) and A Moment in Time (2010), a documentary that explores San Francisco’s Chinatown through its theatres and movie enthusiasts. From 2015 to 2019, she spearheaded the Hong Kong Documentary Initiative at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), with the goal of nurturing the next generation of documentary filmmakers in the region. Since July 2023, she has served as the director of the Journalism and Media Studies Centre at HKU.
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Ritoma (2018)
Director
White Passage (1987)
Director
Tongzhi in Love (2008)
Director
In Search of Perfect Consonance (2016)
Director
China 21 (2002)
Director
Nowhere (1982)
Director
Citizen Hong Kong (1999)
Director
Mirror Points (1983)
Director
My Voice, My Life (2014)
Director
A Journey to Silicon Valley (2001)
Director
Peng Liyuan & the Fu'Ai Charity (2006)
Director
Julia's Story (2005)
Director
Subway to Yong Chun (2011)
Director
The Blood of Yingzhou District (2006)
Director
Chung To: Close Up & Personal (2006)
Director
Matrimony (1983)
Director
My Voice, My Life Revisited (2021)
Director
A Moment in Time (2010)
Director
Yao Ming and Children Affected b HIV/AIDS (2005)
Director
The Warriors of Qiugang (2010)
Director