20th Anniversary New York Asian Film Festival

Jul 15-31, 2022

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Asian American Filmmaker Forum: Masterclass with Doris Yeung

Doris Yeung, director, and founder of CinemAsia Film Festival in the Netherlands, will teach techniques on guerilla filmmaking, exploring ways to make the most out of limited resources, the importance of owning the Asian diaspora narrative, and how to get your independent film project off the ground.

This masterclass is supported as part of the Dutch Culture USA program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York.

This talk is FREE for all 2022 NY Asian Film Festival ticket and pass holders. Present your ticket at the box office beginning up to an hour before the talk begins for entry, first-come, first-served.

Guest: Doris Yeung

Sunday July 24, 3:30pm
Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center

Doris Yeung

Doris Yeung is a Chinese American queer film writer, director and producer. She was raised in Hong Kong, SAR and San Francisco, and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, American Film Institute and the Beijing Film Academy with degrees in Art History, Asian American Studies, Film and Directing. She has completed 3 feature films and documentaries: Motherland (2009) and Taxi Stories (2017) and The Ugly Model (2019) filmed in the US, Hong Kong, Beijing and Europe, as well as numerous other short films. She is the founder of CinemAsia Film Festival Netherlands.