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Ruby Yang

Directing
Hong Kong

Biography

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.

Personal Details

Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Hong Kong
Known For
Directing

Also Known As

楊紫燁

Movies (34)

Ah Cheung: Wings of Hope

Ah Cheung: Wings of Hope

Creative Producer (Writing)

2024

Stories of Pang Jai
6.0

Stories of Pang Jai

Executive Producer (Production)

2020

The Last Stitch

The Last Stitch

Supervising Editor (Editing)

2019

China's Forgotten Daughters

China's Forgotten Daughters

Supervising Editor (Editing)

2018

Ritoma
10.0

Ritoma

Director (Directing)

2018

Fires
5.0

Fires

Thanks (Crew)

2018

Please Remember Me
7.5

Please Remember Me

Executive Producer (Production)

2017

In Search of Perfect Consonance

In Search of Perfect Consonance

Director (Directing)

2016

My Voice, My Life
4.0

My Voice, My Life

Director (Directing)

2014

Whisper of Minqin

Whisper of Minqin

Supervising Editor (Editing)

2013

Fish Story
2.0

Fish Story

Producer (Production)

2013

Shanghai Strangers

Shanghai Strangers

Editor (Editing)

2012

Subway to Yong Chun

Subway to Yong Chun

Director (Directing)

2011

The Warriors of Qiugang
6.2

The Warriors of Qiugang

Director (Directing)

2010

A Moment in Time

A Moment in Time

Director (Directing)

2010

Tongzhi in Love
3.0

Tongzhi in Love

Director (Directing)

2008

Chung To: Close Up & Personal

Chung To: Close Up & Personal

Director (Directing)

2006

Peng Liyuan & the Fu'Ai Charity

Peng Liyuan & the Fu'Ai Charity

Director (Directing)

2006

The Blood of Yingzhou District
6.4

The Blood of Yingzhou District

Director (Directing)

2006

Julia's Story

Julia's Story

Director (Directing)

2005

Yao Ming and Children Affected b HIV/AIDS

Yao Ming and Children Affected b HIV/AIDS

Director (Directing)

2005

China 21

China 21

Director (Directing)

2002

A Journey to Silicon Valley

A Journey to Silicon Valley

Director (Directing)

2001

Promises
7.5

Promises

Additional Editing (Editing)

2001

Autumn in New York
6.1

Autumn in New York

Editor (Editing)

2000

Citizen Hong Kong

Citizen Hong Kong

as Narrator

1999

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
7.2

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Editor (Editing)

1998

All Power to the People!
5.8

All Power to the People!

Editor (Editing)

1996

A.K.A. Don Bonus

A.K.A. Don Bonus

Editor (Editing)

1995

China Cry
6.0

China Cry

Editor (Editing)

1990

White Passage

White Passage

Director (Directing)

1987

Matrimony

Matrimony

Director (Directing)

1983

Mirror Points

Mirror Points

Director (Directing)

1983

Nowhere

Nowhere

Director (Directing)

1982