Arthur Dong
| Arthur Dong | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 30, 1953 San Francisco, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Chinese |
| Alma mater | San Francisco State University |
| Occupation | Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Editor, Cinematographer |
Arthur Dong (曾奕田) (born October 30, 1953, in San Francisco, California) is an American documentary filmmaker. His work combines the art of the visual medium with an investigation of social issues, examining topics such as Asian American history and identity, and gay oppression. He received a BA (in film) from San Francisco State University in 1982 and completed the Director's Fellowship program at American Film Institute Center for Advanced Film Studies in 1985. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences where he served on the Board of Governors from 2002-2006 (Documentary Branch). Currently he serves on National Film Preservation Board. He is also a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and has served on the Film Independent (formerly IFP/West) Board of Directors from 2000 to 2003.[1]
Career
Dong was an associate producer for KGO-TV in San Francisco from 1981 to 1982 and a producer at KCET in Los Angeles from 1991 to 1992 (producing for Life & Times). In 1982, he founded DeepFocus Productions, where he serves as producer, director and writer. He has received a nomination for an Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject in 1984 for Sewing Woman, a Peabody Award in 1995 for Coming Out Under Fire, three Sundance Film Festival Awards, and five Emmy nominations.
His 2007 documentary Hollywood Chinese was recently broadcast on the PBS series American Masters, on May 27, 2009.[2]
Filmography
- Public (1970)
- Sewing Woman (1983)
- Lotus (1988)
- Forbidden City, U.S.A. (1989)
- Claiming a Voice: The Visual Communications Story (1990)
- Coming Out Under Fire (1994)
- The Question of Equality (1995)
- Licensed To Kill (1997)
- Family Fundamentals (2002)
- Hollywood Chinese (2008)
- Work In Progress Untitled Film Project* (2014)
Community Honors
- James Wong Howe Award (The Jimmy) from the Association of Asian Pacific American Artists
- Steve Tatsukawa Award from Visual Communications
- Asian American Media Award from Asian CineVision
- Historian Award from the Chinese Historical Society of America
- GLAAD Media Awards (two consecutive plus third nomination)
- San Francisco Foundation James D. Phelan Award in Filmmaking
- Paul Monette Award
- OUT 100 Award from Out Magazine
- Historymakers Award, Chinese American Museum.[3]
References
- ↑ "Hollywood Chinese", Director's Bio
- ↑ PBS: American Masters, Tonight on PBS: 'Hollywood Chinese', May 27, 2009
- ↑ 12th Annual Historymakers Awards
External links
- Arthur Dong at the Internet Movie Database
- DeepFocus Productions
- Nichi Bei Times Interview, April 17, 2008[dead link]
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- Living people
- American documentary filmmakers
- American film directors of Asian descent
- American people of Chinese descent
- People from San Francisco, California
- LGBT American people of Asian descent
- San Francisco State University alumni
- Film directors from California
- Guggenheim Fellows
- LGBT people from California
