Wayne Yung

Directing

Wayne Yung

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Wayne Yung was born in 1971 in Edmonton, Canada, to a Chinese immigrant family. He moved to Vancouver in 1994, where he became established as a writer, performer and video artist exploring issues of race and identity from a queer Chinese-Canadian perspective. Arriving in Germany in 2001, he lived in Hamburg and Cologne before settling in Berlin. In addition to his artistic practice, he has also been active as a curator, organizing screening events in North America and Europe.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

One Night in Heaven (East End Remix) poster
3.7

In this queer Asian spoof of karaoke, a new boy in town discovers the dark side of the big city. The story follows his adventures to an underground club where sex and murder are in store.

One Night in Heaven (East End Remix)

1995

Search Engine poster
9.0

Using phone personals, databases, and internet searches, a young gay man uses digital technology to remember boyfriends past, in the search of boyfriends future.

Search Engine

1999

Angel poster
8.5

With lush visual effects and evocative soundscape, this movement tape is a poetic exploration of one man's fall from grace, as he becomes disillusioned with gay ideals of beauty.

Angel

1998

Asian Boyfriend poster
NR

Call now and get your Asian boyfriend today!

Asian Boyfriend

2008

Lotus Sisters poster
3.0

Two young gay Asians banter about the West Coast queer Asian experience.

Lotus Sisters

1996

Surfer Dick poster
4.0

A dance video with drag queens, surfer music and Scrabble geeks. A parody of gender roles both queer and straight, in a fast paced multi layered mix.

Surfer Dick

1997

Field Guide to Western Wildflowers poster
4.0

The image of a young Asian man kissing 63 different men is superimposed over vibrantly colored flowers with their official names. The men talk about their first gay Asian kiss.

Field Guide to Western Wildflowers

2000

Davie Street Blues poster
NR

After his boyfriend leaves, a young man is lost in nostalgia and depression, until a mute street kid tries to distract him from his melancholy. A moody and romantic story that pays homage to the film noir of Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai.

Davie Street Blues

2000

The Queen's Cantonese poster
3.0

In three easy lessons, you’ll learn many Cantonese phrases that are useful in a gay bar, a cruising park, and a bathhouse. These three self-contained episodes can be viewed as a single video or as a recurring serial in a program of shorts.

The Queen's Cantonese

1998

The Queen's Cantonese poster
3.0

In three easy lessons, you’ll learn many Cantonese phrases that are useful in a gay bar, a cruising park, and a bathhouse. These three self-contained episodes can be viewed as a single video or as a recurring serial in a program of shorts.

The Queen's Cantonese

1998

My German Boyfriend poster
9.0

A gay Chinese-Canadian is searching for his ideal lover. A comedy about alleged cultural identities, a diary about migrant isolation and a love letter.

My German Boyfriend

2004

My German Boyfriend poster
9.0

A gay Chinese-Canadian is searching for his ideal lover. A comedy about alleged cultural identities, a diary about migrant isolation and a love letter.

My German Boyfriend

2004

No artwork available
3.7

Amid a clutter of dead white guys a gay man describes his failed relationships to his Asian lover.

Chopstick Bloody Chopstick

2001

Peter Fucking Wayne Fucking Peter poster
3.7

Differences in age, race and HIV status complicate a relationship.

Peter Fucking Wayne Fucking Peter

1994

1000 Cumshots poster
10.0

A short contemplation of race and gay porn.

1000 Cumshots

2003