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Arthur Dong is an American filmmaker and author whose work centers on Asia America and anti-gay prejudice. He was raised in San Francisco, California, graduating from Galileo High School in June 1971.
A rare combination of savvy activist and consummate craftsman, Arthur Dong has shaped a distinguished career in documentary by exploring two facets of his own identity: his Asian American heritage and gay sexuality.
Watch clips from seven award-winning films by Arthur Dong. With a focus on Asian American and LGBT stories, Arthur’s films have been honored with over 100 film excellence awards, including three Sundance Festival awards, the Peabody, an Oscar nomination, five Emmy nominations, Berlin’s Teddy Award, and Taipei’s Golden Horse Award.
Arthur Dong is an Oscar®-nominated and triple Sundance award-winning filmmaker, author and curator whose work centers on Asian American and LGBTQ stories. A common theme that underscores his films is personal stories of survival and resistance set against backdrops of social and cultural oppressions.
Oct 28, 2021 · In 1984, trailblazing independent filmmaker Arthur Dong received an Oscar nomination for Sewing Woman, a touching documentary short about the life of a Chinese immigrant worker in San Francisco, his mother Zem Ping Dong. This recognition marked the director as an emerging artist to watch, while the film itself exemplified what would become ...
Oct 2, 2022 · Arthur Dong was among the original architects that advocated for and founded the Academy's Documentary Branch in 2001, which has since become one of the organization's most vibrant...
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Nov 1, 2023 · In his book "Hollywood Chinese," writer and filmmaker Arthur Dong delves into 90 years of Chinese representation in American films. Through archival images and other...
Arthur Dong’s hour-long film is a funny and often moving tribute to San Francisco’s legendary nightclub. Imaginatively edited, fresh and informative, Forbidden City, U.S.A. recreates a world. Michael Upchurch, The Seattle Times
May 4, 2023 · Filmmaker and curator Arthur Dong provides a lively overview of his "Hollywood Chinese" series of 25 films, presented on The Criterion Channel in 2022. Insightful commentary by the...
The Oscar-nominated filmmaker on the influence of 'Flower Drum Song,' 'The Birds' and more.
