Kenneth Eng

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Kenneth Eng
Occupation(s)Film director, editor
Years active2004 - present

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, Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball and Take Me to the River. [3] [4]

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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, Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball, 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’s history since leaving China and coming to America, premiered at the San Diego Asian Film Festival. [10]

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorEditor
2004Take Me to the RiverYesYes
2006 Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball YesYes
2012Bikini Barbershop: JerseyYes
2014 My Life in China YesYes
2015TestedYes
2016BeartrekYes
2018The Most Interesting Man in Show BusinessYes

Awards and honors

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