American documentary filmmaker
This article is about the Chinese-American documentary film director. For the Asian-supremacist columnist, see
AsianWeek § Kenneth Eng.
Kenneth Eng |
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Occupation(s) | Film director, editor |
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Years active | 2004 - present |
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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
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
Year |
Film |
Director |
Editor
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2004
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Take Me to the River
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Yes
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Yes
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2006
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Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball
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Yes
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Yes
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2012
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Bikini Barbershop: Jersey
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Yes
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2014
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My Life in China
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Yes
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Yes
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2015
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Tested
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Yes
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2016
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Beartrek
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Yes
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2018
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The Most Interesting Man in Show Business
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Yes
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Awards and honors
References
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