Kenneth Eng Explained

Kenneth Eng
Birth Place:	Boston, Massachusetts
Occupation:	Film director, editor
Years Active:	2004 - present
Website:	https://www.kennetheng.com/
Alma Mater:	School of Visual Arts (NYC) Boston Latin School
Parents:	Yau King Eng (father) Yuan Lin Eng (Wong) "Obituary: Yau King Eng", tributearchive.com, October 1, 2018

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, 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,, 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 Yau King Eng and his history since leaving China and coming to America, premiered at the San Diego Asian Film Festival.^[10]

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Editor
2004	Take Me to the River
2006
2012	Bikini Barbershop: Jersey
2014	My Life in China
2015	Tested
2016	Beartrek
2018	The Most Interesting Man in Show Business

Awards and honors

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

Further reading

• Ransom, Jan. "A Father's True American Dream, Realized", The Boston Globe, November 26, 2015

Notes and References

1. Web site: MOCATalks with filmmaker Kenneth Eng. mocanyc.org. 2019-10-10.
2. Web site: Kenneth Eng Interview: My Life In China. easternkicks.com. 2019-10-10.
3. Web site: Kokoyakyu. archive.pov.org. 23 January 2006 . 2019-10-10.
4. Web site: Take Me To The River – A documentary film experience. buffalorising.com. 2019-10-10.
5. Web site: Meet the Award Winning Chinese American Film Director Kenneth Eng During Celebration of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Mont. windermeresun.com. 27 April 2016 . 2019-10-10.
6. Web site: KENNETH ENG. gf.org. 2019-10-10.
7. Web site: AMERICA REFRAMED UNFILTERED: Kenneth Eng and self-realization through documentary. archive.pov.org. 2019-10-10.
8. Web site: FILM SCREENING: TAKE ME TO THE RIVER. rblodge.com. 2019-10-10.
9. News: In 'Kokoyakyu,' Youth Baseball, Japanese Style. The New York Times . 4 July 2006 . 2019-10-10. Gates . Anita .
10. Web site: MY LIFE IN CHINA. festival.sdaff.org. 2019-10-10.
11. Web site: 2014 SDAFF winners announced!. festival.sdaff.org. 2019-10-10. 2015-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20150910121312/http://festival.sdaff.org/2014/2014/2014-sdaff-winners-announced/. dead.