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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The Vanishing Song (2026)
Director
The Blood of Yingzhou District (2006)
Director
Ritoma (2018)
Director
The Warriors of Qiugang (2010)
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Citizen Hong Kong (1999)
Director
White Passage (1987)
Director
Tongzhi in Love (2008)
Director
China 21 (2002)
Director
Mirror Points (1983)
Director
Nowhere (1982)
Director
My Voice, My Life Revisited (2021)
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My Voice, My Life (2014)
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In Search of Perfect Consonance (2016)
Director
Peng Liyuan & the Fu'Ai Charity (2006)
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A Moment in Time (2010)
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Chung To: Close Up & Personal (2006)
Director
A Journey to Silicon Valley (2001)
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Subway to Yong Chun (2011)
Director
Julia's Story (2005)
Director
Matrimony (1983)
Director
Yao Ming and Children Affected b HIV/AIDS (2005)
Director