Ruby Yang
Directing
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.
Behind the camera
2021My Voice, My Life Revisited
Director
2018Ritoma
Director
2016In Search of Perfect Consonance
Director
2014My Voice, My Life
Director
2010The Warriors of Qiugang
Director
2010A Moment in Time
Director
2006The Blood of Yingzhou District
Director
2006Peng Liyuan & the Fu'Ai Charity
Director
2002China 21
Director
1999Citizen Hong Kong
Director & Writer