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Kenneth Eng

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Kenneth Eng
Occupation(s)Film director, editor
Years active2004 - present

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]

Life and career

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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

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Year Film Director Editor
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

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References

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  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. ^ a b "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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