2. Ruby Yang - Oscar Winning Documentary Filmmaker

In episode 2 of the Movers & Shakers podcast we sit down with Oscar-winner Ruby Yang who started her directorial career with films like Citizen Hong Kong (1999) and China 21 (2001). Her most acclaimed work, The Blood of Yingzhou District (2006), won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject. Ruby uses the camera to tell us stories about identity, place, and voiceless people. Her documentaries empowered disenfranchised groups to speak out and brought their stories to the sight of the world. But what is Ruby's personal story? What was her journey to becoming a filmmaker? How did she shape her career in America as a minority? What did she experience from making the documentaries in different countries? ASHK Executive Director Alice Mong sits down with Ruby Yang to talk about her journey as a filmmaker, her thoughts on winning an Oscar, and other interesting life lessons from her creative life.