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Raymond Yeung Yaw-kae[1] (Chinese: 楊曜愷) is a Hong Kong[2] filmmaker and playwright. His films often depict the lives of gay Asian men.
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 Yeung in 2020 | |||
| Born | Raymond Yeung Yaw-kae | ||
| Alma mater | Columbia University School of the Arts (MFA) | ||
| Known for | Suk Suk (2019) | ||
| Chinese name | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 楊曜愷 | ||
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Yeung is the chief of the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.[1] He revived the festival in 2000.[3]
Early life
Yeung grew up in Hong Kong. At the age 13, he was sent to an English boarding school outside of London.[1][4]
Prior to his career in entertainment, Yeung was a lawyer.[1] He graduated from Columbia University School of the Arts in 2013.[5]
Career
Yeung wrote the plays Banana Skin and The Third Sex.[5][6] He made several shorts prior to his feature film debut.[1]
Yeung made his feature film debut with Cut Sleeve Boys, a gay love story between two Chinese-British men,[1] in 2005 at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.[5]
His second feature film Front Cover premiered at the 2015 Seattle International Film Festival.[5]
Yeung had expressed interest in doing a Cantonese-language film set in Hong Kong, having grown up there until age 13.[7] Twilight's Kiss, or Suk Suk, is a film about a gay relationship between two elderly men in Hong Kong and was inspired by the book “Oral Histories of Older Gay Men in Hong Kong” by Hong Kong University Professor Travis S.K. Kong.[7][8] The film premiered at the Busan International Film Festival in 2019.[5] Suk Suk is his first Chinese-language film. It was voted Best Film at the 2019 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award.[9]
Style and influences
Yeung cites directors Yasujirō Ozu and Stanley Kwan as his influences.[10]
Personal life
Yeung is gay.[3] He is based out of Hong Kong, where he moved to in 2015 after graduating from his MFA program at Columbia University.[11]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Writer | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Cut Sleeve Boys | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | Front Cover | Yes | Yes | |
| 2019 | Twilight's Kiss (Suk Suk) | Yes | Yes |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 56th Golden Horse Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Twilight's Kiss (Suk Suk) | Nominated | |
| 2020 | 39th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Hong Kong Screenwriters’ Guild Awards | Most Recommended Screenplay | Won | |||
| Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award | Best Screenplay | Nominated |
References
- Chow, Vivienne (April 7, 2006). "Director of film on gay Chinese takes aim at British stereotypes". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Wright, Adam (2015-09-11). "Hong Kong's annual LGBT festival: where pink means party". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Law, Carissa (2020-11-11). "The HK Filmmaker Fighting for LGBT+Representation". Hive Life Magazine. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Dee, Garrett (2016-09-28). "Interview: Front Cover Director Ray Yeung". New Bloom Magazine. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- Van Kann, Felix (July 31, 2020). "'Twilight's Kiss,' a Film by Alumnus Ray Yeung '13 Distributed by Strand Releasing". Columbia - School of the Arts. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Skins a slick parody of HK". South China Morning Post. January 20, 1994. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Stojiljković, Marko (2020-03-28). "Interview with the director Ray Yeung and the actors Tai-Bo, Ben Yuen and Patra Au". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- SCMP Style (April 22, 2020). Why did Hong Kong’s Ray Yeung direct the new LGBT movie, Suk Suk? (YouTube video). South China Morning Post.
- Lee, Edmund (2020-01-20). "Gay drama Suk Suk named 2019's best Hong Kong film by critics". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- Kwong, Wilson (2020-03-10). "Berlinale 2020: Interview With SUK SUK Director Ray Yeung". Film Inquiry. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- Lord, Richard (2015-09-17). "Hong Kong filmmaker Ray Yeung's new film, Front Cover, is a story about fitting in and identity". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
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[de] Ray Yeung
Raymond „Ray“ Yeung Yaw-kae (chinesisch .mw-parser-output .Hant{font-size:110%}楊曜愷, Pinyin Yáng Yàokǎi, Yale Yeung4 Yiu6 Hoi2; * in Hongkong) ist ein Hongkonger Regisseur und Drehbuchautor. In seinen Filmen zeigt er bevorzugt das Leben homosexueller asiatischer Männer.- [en] Ray Yeung
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