Esther Eng
Esther Eng (September 24, 1914 – January 25, 1970) was an American director and producer; known to be the first woman to have directed Chinese-language films in the United States, as well as South China's first woman director. As an openly lesbian woman, Esther Eng provided social commentary with a focus on the female protagonists in her works. Many of the films she has directed and produced are considered to be lost except for Golden Gate Girl (1941) and Murder in New York Chinatown (1961).
First shown in the 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival, the film Golden Gate Girls (2013, dir. S. Louisa Wei) with its title borrowed from one of Esther Eng's works, is a documentary film dedicated to her legacy as a filmmaker and her life.
Acting
Crew
Movie
Golden Gate Girl
Director
1941
Movie
Murder Case in Chinatown
Director
1961
Movie
Heartaches
Producer
1936
Movie
It's a Women's World
Writer
1939
Movie
Back Street
Director
1948
Movie
Tragic Love
Director
1938
Movie
Mad Fire, Mad Love
Director
1949
Movie
Ten Thousand Lovers
Director
1938
Movie
A Night of Romance, A Lifetime of Regret
Director
1938
Movie
National Heroine
Director
1937
Movie
The Lady in the Blue Lagoon
Director
1947