Ruby Yang

Directing·Hong Kong

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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.

Film	Credit
My Voice, My Life Revisited2021 · Director	Director
The Last Stitch2019 · Producer	Producer
Ritoma2018 · Director	Director
In Search of Perfect Consonance2016 · Director	Director
My Voice, My Life2014 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Fish Story2013 · Producer	Producer
SSubway to Yong Chun2011 · Director	Director
The Warriors of Qiugang2010 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
A Moment in Time2010 · Director	Director
TTongzhi in Love2008 · Director	Director
CChung To: Close Up & Personal2006 · Director	Director
Peng Liyuan & the Fu'Ai Charity2006 · Director	Director
The Blood of Yingzhou District2006 · Director	Director
JJulia's Story2005 · Director	Director
YYao Ming and Children Affected b HIV/AIDS2005 · Director	Director
China 212002 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
AA Journey to Silicon Valley2001 · Director	Director
Citizen Hong Kong1999 · Narrator, Director, Writer	Narrator, Director, Writer
WWhite Passage1987 · Director	Director
MMatrimony1983 · Director	Director
MMirror Points1983 · Director	Director
NNowhere1982 · Director	Director