Kenneth Eng is an
American
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documentary film director and editor. He is best known for his work on the documentary films ''
My Life in China
''My Life in China'' is a 2014 documentary film directed by Kenneth Eng. The film follows the 2007 journey of a Chinese American man, Yau King Eng, '', ''
Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball'' and ''Take Me to the River''.
Life and career
Kenneth was born and raised in
Boston
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,
. He graduated from
Boston Latin School
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, afterward moved to New York to study film at the
School of Visual Arts
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History
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in 1994.
His thesis film, ''Scratching Windows'', about graffiti writers, was broadcast on PBS nationally.
Kenneth's documentary film, ''Take Me to the River'', about the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad, India. In 2006, he directed the feature documentary,
Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball, about the Koshien Tournament in Japan, was broadcast on PBS nationally.
In 2014, Kenneth directed ''My Life in China'', a documentary about his father Yau King Eng and his history since leaving China and coming to America, premiered at the
San Diego Asian Film Festival
The San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) is an annual event organized by Pacific Arts Movement (formerly the San Diego Asian Film Foundation) that takes place every November in San Diego, California.
Background
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.
Filmography
Awards and honors
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2007 Guggenheim Fellowship[
* 2015 - won Best Documentary Feature at the ]San Diego Asian Film Festival
The San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) is an annual event organized by Pacific Arts Movement (formerly the San Diego Asian Film Foundation) that takes place every November in San Diego, California.
Background
SDAFF is the flagship event for t ...
for My Life in China
Further reading
* Ransom, Jan.
"A Father's True American Dream, Realized"
''The Boston Globe'', November 26, 2015
References
External links
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Living people
American documentary film directors
Year of birth missing (living people)
Filmmakers from Massachusetts
American film directors of Chinese descent
School of Visual Arts alumni
Artists from Boston