Ruby Yang
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.
Acting
Crew
Movie
Autumn in New York
Editor
2000
Movie
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
Editor
1998
Movie
Promises
Additional Editing
2001
Movie
The Blood of Yingzhou District
Director
2006
Movie
China Cry
Editor
1990
Movie
All Power to the People!
Editor
1996
Movie
The Warriors of Qiugang
Director
2010
Movie
Tongzhi in Love
Director
2008
Movie
My Voice, My Life
Director
2014
Movie
Please Remember Me
Executive Producer
2017
Movie
Fish Story
Producer
2013
Movie
Citizen Hong Kong
Director
1999