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The Curse of Quon Gwon (1916–17), directed by Marion Wong, was entirely produced by Chinese Americans in Oakland. While it is only partially preserved, Dong uses many clips of the film to...
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.
Nov 2, 2022 · The film series, curated by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Arthur Dong who directed the 2007 feature documentary Hollywood Chinese, runs from November 4th - 27th at the museum’s Ted Mann Theater. The lineup includes screenings…
Arthur Dong, seen here with "Hollywood Chinese" cameraman Allan Barrett, says his film theory courses at SF State continue to inform his work. — Photo by Young Gee
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. [1]
The channel’s retrospective, “Stories of Resistance: Documentaries by Arthur Dong,” is a look back on his decades-long career as a pioneering filmmaker. The seven films span 1982 to 2015 and tell powerful stories of the Asian American and queer experience in America.
Arthur Dong is an Oscar®- and Emmy-nominee, and Peabody and triple Sundance award-winning filmmaker, author, curator, and educator whose work center Asian American and LGBTQ stories. FILMMAKER: A theme that underscores Dong’s films is personal stories of survival and resistance set against backdrops of social and cultural oppressions.
