Kenneth Eng

Kenneth Eng is an American documentary film director and editor.[1][2] He is best known for his work on the documentary films My Life in China, Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball and Take Me to the River.[3][4]

This article is about the Chinese-American documentary film director. For the Asian-supremacist columnist, see AsianWeek § Kenneth Eng.
Kenneth Eng
Occupation(s)Film director, editor
Years active2004 - present

Life and career

Kenneth was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts.[5] He graduated from Boston Latin School, afterward moved to New York to study film at the School of Visual Arts in 1994.[6] His thesis film, Scratching Windows, about graffiti writers, was broadcast on PBS nationally.[7]

Kenneth's documentary film, Take Me to the River, about the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad, India.[8] In 2006, he directed the feature documentary, Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball, about the Koshien Tournament in Japan, was broadcast on PBS nationally.[9]

In 2014, Kenneth directed My Life in China, a documentary about his father’s history since leaving China and coming to America, premiered at the San Diego Asian Film Festival.[10]

Filmography
YearFilmDirectorEditor
2004 Take Me to the River Yes Yes
2006 Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball Yes Yes
2012 Bikini Barbershop: Jersey Yes
2014 My Life in China Yes Yes
2015 Tested Yes
2016 Beartrek Yes
2018 The Most Interesting Man in Show Business Yes

Awards and honors

References
  1. "MOCATalks with filmmaker Kenneth Eng". mocanyc.org. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  2. "Kenneth Eng Interview: My Life In China". easternkicks.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  3. "Kokoyakyu". archive.pov.org. 23 January 2006. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  4. "Take Me To The River – A documentary film experience". buffalorising.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  5. "Meet the Award Winning Chinese American Film Director Kenneth Eng During Celebration of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Mont". windermeresun.com. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  6. "KENNETH ENG". gf.org. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  7. "AMERICA REFRAMED UNFILTERED: Kenneth Eng and self-realization through documentary". archive.pov.org. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  8. "FILM SCREENING: TAKE ME TO THE RIVER". rblodge.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  9. Gates, Anita (4 July 2006). "In 'Kokoyakyu,' Youth Baseball, Japanese Style". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  10. "MY LIFE IN CHINA". festival.sdaff.org. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  11. "2014 SDAFF winners announced!". festival.sdaff.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2019-10-10.


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