American documentary filmmaker

This article is about the Chinese-American documentary film director. For the Asian-supremacist columnist, see AsianWeek § Kenneth Eng.

Kenneth Eng

Occupation(s)| Film director, editor
Years active| 2004 - present

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[edit]

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[edit]

Year | Film | Director | Editor

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2004  | Take Me to the River | Yes  | Yes
2006  | Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball | Yes  | Yes
2012  | Bikini Barbershop: Jersey |  | Yes
2014  | My Life in China | Yes  | Yes
2015  | Tested |  | Yes
2016  | Beartrek |  | Yes
2018  | The Most Interesting Man in Show Business |  | Yes

## Awards and honors[edit]

* 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship[6]
* 2015 - won Best Documentary Feature at the San Diego Asian Film Festival for My Life in China[11]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "MOCATalks with filmmaker Kenneth Eng". mocanyc.org. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
2. ^ "Kenneth Eng Interview: My Life In China". easternkicks.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
3. ^ "Kokoyakyu". archive.pov.org. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
4. ^ "Take Me To The River – A documentary film experience". buffalorising.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
5. ^ "Meet the Award Winning Chinese American Film Director Kenneth Eng During Celebration of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Mont". windermeresun.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
6. ^ a b "KENNETH ENG". gf.org. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
7. ^ "AMERICA REFRAMED UNFILTERED: Kenneth Eng and self-realization through documentary". archive.pov.org. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
8. ^ "FILM SCREENING: TAKE ME TO THE RIVER". rblodge.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
9. ^ "In 'Kokoyakyu,' Youth Baseball, Japanese Style". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
10. ^ "MY LIFE IN CHINA". festival.sdaff.org. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
11. ^ "2014 SDAFF winners announced!". festival.sdaff.org. Retrieved 2019-10-10.

## External links[edit]

* Kenneth Eng at IMDb