Yung Chang

Directing

Yung Chang

Yung Chang (born 1977) is a Chinese Canadian film director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yung Chang, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Omega Man: A Wrestling Love Story poster
5.3

Tyson Smith, better known as his in-ring name Kenny Omega, took the long and unorthodox road to achieve his dream of pro wrestling stardom. Follow his journey to the top of the wrestling world as he defies not only the odds but people's preconceived ideas of what a professional wrestler can be.

Omega Man: A Wrestling Love Story

2019

The Fruit Hunters poster
6.7

The Fruit Hunters explores the little known subculture and history of rare fruit hunters who travel the globe in an obsessive search for the exotic, in this stylish and sometimes erotic documentary.

The Fruit Hunters

2012

The Fruit Hunters poster
6.7

The Fruit Hunters explores the little known subculture and history of rare fruit hunters who travel the globe in an obsessive search for the exotic, in this stylish and sometimes erotic documentary.

The Fruit Hunters

2012

42 One Dream Rush poster
6.0

An omnibus project bringing together acclaimed directors from around the world, each contributing a 42-second short inspired by a dream. Produced by 42 Below vodka, the collection blends surreal, poetic, and experimental visions into a mosaic of oneiric cinema.

42 One Dream Rush

2010

Up the Yangtze poster
7.3

At the edge of the Yangtze River, not far from the Three Gorges Dam, young men and women take up employment on a cruise ship, where they confront rising waters and a radically changing China.

Up the Yangtze

2007

Up the Yangtze poster
7.3

At the edge of the Yangtze River, not far from the Three Gorges Dam, young men and women take up employment on a cruise ship, where they confront rising waters and a radically changing China.

Up the Yangtze

2007

Gatekeeper poster
5.7

A retired police detective dedicates his life to preventing deaths at Japan’s suicide cliffs, providing emergency assistance and counseling even as tourists flock to the site, attracted by its notoriety as a popular suicide destination.

Gatekeeper

2016

Wuhan Wuhan poster
6.0

In a time when the world needs greater cross-cultural understanding, WUHAN WUHAN is an invaluable depiction of a metropolis joining together to overcome a crisis.

Wuhan Wuhan

2021

Wuhan Wuhan poster
6.0

In a time when the world needs greater cross-cultural understanding, WUHAN WUHAN is an invaluable depiction of a metropolis joining together to overcome a crisis.

Wuhan Wuhan

2021

This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth poster
7.6

For more than forty years, British journalist Robert Fisk has reported on some of the most violent conflicts in the world, from Northern Ireland to the Middle East, always with his feet on the ground and a notebook in hand, travelling into landscapes devastated by war, ferreting out the facts and sending reports to the media he works for with the ambition of catching the interest of an audience of millions.

This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth

2019

This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth poster
7.6

For more than forty years, British journalist Robert Fisk has reported on some of the most violent conflicts in the world, from Northern Ireland to the Middle East, always with his feet on the ground and a notebook in hand, travelling into landscapes devastated by war, ferreting out the facts and sending reports to the media he works for with the ambition of catching the interest of an audience of millions.

This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth

2019

11/8/16 poster
6.4

U.S. citizens in more than 25 states are followed as they set out on the morning of the presidential election, throughout the course of the day, until the polls close in the evening and the results are revealed.

11/8/16

2017

Earth to Mouth poster
7.0

Filmed at the Wing Fong Farm in Ontario, this documentary follows the tilling, planting and harvesting of Asian vegetables destined for Chinese markets and restaurants. On 80 acres of land, Lau King-Fai, her son and a half-dozen migrant Mexican workers care for the plants. For Yeung Kwan, her son, the farm represents personal and financial independence. For his mother, it is an oasis of peace. For the Mexican workers, it provides jobs that help support their children back home.

Earth to Mouth

2003

China Heavyweight poster
6.0

In southwestern China, state athletic coaches scour the countryside to recruit poor, rural teenagers who demonstrate a natural ability to throw a good punch. Moved into boxing training centers, these boys and girls undergo a rigorous regimen that grooms them to be China’s next Olympic heroes but also prepares them for life outside the ring. As these young boxers develop, the allure of turning professional for personal gain and glory competes with the main philosophy behind their training – to represent their country. Interconnected with their story is that of their charismatic coach, Qi Moxiang, who – now in his late thirties and determined to win back lost honor – trains for a significant fight.

China Heavyweight

2012

Heritage Minutes: Norman Kwong poster
NR

This Heritage Minute celebrates Norman Kwong, the first CFL player of Chinese heritage and 4x Grey Cup winner.

Heritage Minutes: Norman Kwong

2024

Heritage Minutes: Norman Kwong poster
NR

This Heritage Minute celebrates Norman Kwong, the first CFL player of Chinese heritage and 4x Grey Cup winner.

Heritage Minutes: Norman Kwong

2024

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NR

While driving to a business dinner on the outskirts of Chongqing, Boss Li passes the body of an elderly shepherd killed in a highway hit-and-run. Pressed for time, she continues on her journey—but the encounter refuses to leave her. Unable to move on, she returns to the scene. What begins as an attempt to make sense of one stranger's death gradually becomes a disorienting journey where memory, guilt, and reality begin to dissolve into one another.

The Highway

2026

Brave Overseas poster
NR

What's in a name? Filmmaker Yung Chang explores the meaning and origins of both of his names: the one given to him in Oshawa when he was born and the Chinese name that drew him back to his homeland.

Brave Overseas

2017

Brave Overseas poster
NR

What's in a name? Filmmaker Yung Chang explores the meaning and origins of both of his names: the one given to him in Oshawa when he was born and the Chinese name that drew him back to his homeland.

Brave Overseas

2017

We are in this apart poster
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In "Spaces #3", 7 internationally acclaimed directors shot, after commissioning by the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, a short film at home, making their own timely comment on the new reality that we live in. The project is inspired by the book "Species of Spaces" by the French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist, Georges Perec and the days of quarantine. The idea is to create a film at home, using the environment, the people or the animals in that space. The only outdoor areas that may be used are outdoor living spaces, such as the terrace, the garden, the balcony and the stairwell. "We are in this apart" is Yung Chang's submission.

We are in this apart

2020

Pandemic19 poster
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Three brave doctors work to save lives during the first wave of the outbreak told through their own intimate video diaries, encapsulating the historic times in which we live.

Pandemic19

2020