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'''Will Zang''' (Chinese: 臧剑, also known as William J. Zang) is a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] filmmaker, well known for making short documentary films that exploring cultural and sexual minority contents. He first gained recognition for directing Real Kink (2016) and found further success with Dress Up Like [[Mrs. Doubtfire]] (2019) and The Leaf (2021). |
'''Will Zang''' (Chinese: 臧剑, also known as William J. Zang) is a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] filmmaker, well known for making short documentary films that exploring cultural and sexual minority contents. He first gained recognition for directing Real Kink (2016)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Real Kink |date=2016-10-07 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5502360/?ref_=nm_knf_t4 |type=Documentary |website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=2022-09-01}}</ref> and found further success with Dress Up Like [[Mrs. Doubtfire]] (2019)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zang |title=Dress Up Like Mrs. Doubtfire |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8165974/ |type=Documentary, Short|website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=2022-09-01}}</ref> and The Leaf (2021).<ref>{{cite web |title=THE LEAF |url=https://irisprize.org/film/the-leaf/ |website=[[Iris Prize]]}}</ref> |
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In 2021, his short film The Leaf released at the [[Roxie Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Leaf |url=https://www.roxie.com/ai1ec_event/the-leaf/ |website=ROXIE}}</ref> The film has also been selected for the [[Stop Asian Hate]], Identity, & Trauma in a Pandemic: Asian American Short Films,<ref>{{cite news |last1=李 |first1=晗 |title=金山电影节开幕华人影片登场 |url=https://www.pressreader.com/article/282192243863952 |publisher=[[PressReader]]}}</ref> a short film exhibition program curated by [[Foundation for Asian American Independent Media]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hoang |first1=Anna |title=Dispatches from the Boston Asian American Film Festival: Shorts Programs |url=https://bostonhassle.com/dispatches-from-the-boston-asian-american-film-festival-shorts-programs/|publisher=[[Boston Hassle]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rotter |first1=Joshua |title=Gay Chinese filmmaker Will Zang has a dilemma in ‘The Leaf’ |url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/culture/gay-chinese-filmmaker-will-zang-has-a-dilemma-in-the-leaf/article_a674eb15-e62b-52f9-a8a7-6d6d4b089e6f.html |access-date=12 May 2021 |work=[[San Francisco Examiner]]}}</ref> and sponsored by the [[Northwestern University]] [[Asian American Studies]] Program and Counseling and [[Psychological Services]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Asian Hate, Identity, & Trauma in a Pandemic: Asian American Short Films |url=https://www.faaim.org/asian-american-shorts-northwestern |website=faaim.org}}</ref> |
In 2021, his short film The Leaf released at the [[Roxie Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Leaf |url=https://www.roxie.com/ai1ec_event/the-leaf/ |website=ROXIE}}</ref> The film has also been selected for the [[Stop Asian Hate]], Identity, & Trauma in a Pandemic: Asian American Short Films,<ref>{{cite news |last1=李 |first1=晗 |title=金山电影节开幕华人影片登场 |url=https://www.pressreader.com/article/282192243863952 |publisher=[[PressReader]]}}</ref> a short film exhibition program curated by [[Foundation for Asian American Independent Media]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hoang |first1=Anna |title=Dispatches from the Boston Asian American Film Festival: Shorts Programs |url=https://bostonhassle.com/dispatches-from-the-boston-asian-american-film-festival-shorts-programs/|publisher=[[Boston Hassle]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rotter |first1=Joshua |title=Gay Chinese filmmaker Will Zang has a dilemma in ‘The Leaf’ |url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/culture/gay-chinese-filmmaker-will-zang-has-a-dilemma-in-the-leaf/article_a674eb15-e62b-52f9-a8a7-6d6d4b089e6f.html |access-date=12 May 2021 |work=[[San Francisco Examiner]]}}</ref> and sponsored by the [[Northwestern University]] [[Asian American Studies]] Program and Counseling and [[Psychological Services]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Asian Hate, Identity, & Trauma in a Pandemic: Asian American Short Films |url=https://www.faaim.org/asian-american-shorts-northwestern |website=faaim.org}}</ref> |
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Zang's short films have been screened at multiple national and international film festivals, include [[DOC NYC]],<ref>{{cite web |title=The Leaf Shorts Program |url=https://www.docnyc.net/film/shorts-covideos/the-leaf/ |website=[[DOC NYC]]}}</ref> [[CAAMFest]],<ref>{{cite web |title=The Leaf |url=https://caamfest.com/2021/movies/the-leaf/|website=[[CAAMFest]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Myers |first1=Randy |title=Pass the Remote: Asian American filmmakers explore school pressures, romance and a ghost story at CAAMFest |url=https://localnewsmatters.org/2021/05/12/pass-the-remote-asian-american-filmmakers-explore-school-pressures-romance-and-a-ghost-story-at-caamfest/ |website=LocalNewsMatters.org |access-date=12 May 2021}}</ref> Portland Pride Pics, |
Zang's short films have been screened at multiple national and international film festivals, include [[DOC NYC]],<ref>{{cite web |title=The Leaf Shorts Program |url=https://www.docnyc.net/film/shorts-covideos/the-leaf/ |website=[[DOC NYC]]}}</ref> [[CAAMFest]],<ref>{{cite web |title=The Leaf |url=https://caamfest.com/2021/movies/the-leaf/|website=[[CAAMFest]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Myers |first1=Randy |title=Pass the Remote: Asian American filmmakers explore school pressures, romance and a ghost story at CAAMFest |url=https://localnewsmatters.org/2021/05/12/pass-the-remote-asian-american-filmmakers-explore-school-pressures-romance-and-a-ghost-story-at-caamfest/ |website=LocalNewsMatters.org |access-date=12 May 2021}}</ref> Portland Pride Pics, Out Film CT Festival,<ref name="Kroot" />[[Frameline Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Up Close & Personal-FILMS IN THIS PROGRAM |url=https://archive.frameline.org/festival-archive/festival2021/film-guide/up-close-and38-personal |website=Frameline45}}</ref> Inside Out Toronto Film Festival,<ref>{{cite web |title=INSIDE OUT TORONTO LGBT FILM FESTIVAL 2020 |url=https://mubi.com/awards-and-festivals/inside-out?year=2020&page=2 |website=[[MUBI]]}}</ref> [[Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web |title=THE LEAF Directed by William J. Zang |url=https://festival.vcmedia.org/2021/movies/the-leaf/ |website=[[Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival]]}}</ref> [[Calgary International Film Festival]],,<ref>{{cite web |title=CIFF 2022: September 22 - October 2 |url=https://www.ciffcalgary.ca/films/2021/leaf/ |website=CIFF}}</ref> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20Nations%20Association%20Film%20Festival United Nations Association Film Festivals].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Leaf |url=http://www.unaff.org/2021/f_Leaf.html |website=[[United Nations Association Film Festival|UNAFF]] 2021}}</ref> |
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Additional to film directing and producing, Zang is also a film publicist, has worked on multiple film projects. He played roles in other productions as producer, cinematographer, still photographer, first assistant director and editorial assistant. His credits include short films and feature documentaries, [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Untold%20Tales%20of%20Armistead%20Maupin The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin](2017),<ref>{{cite web |title=The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin Full Cast Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6151222/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> [[The Fabulous Allan Carr]](2017)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Fabulous Allan Carr Full Cast Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4704904/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> and Ri Luo Qi Ci: Seven Days (2015).<ref>{{cite web |title= Ri Luo Qi Ci: Seven Days Full Cast Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4570840/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> |
Additional to film directing and producing, Zang is also a film publicist, has worked on multiple film projects. He played roles in other productions as producer, cinematographer, still photographer, first assistant director and editorial assistant. His credits include short films and feature documentaries, [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Untold%20Tales%20of%20Armistead%20Maupin The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin](2017),<ref>{{cite web |title=The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin Full Cast Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6151222/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> [[The Fabulous Allan Carr]](2017)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Fabulous Allan Carr Full Cast Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4704904/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> and Ri Luo Qi Ci: Seven Days (2015).<ref>{{cite web |title= Ri Luo Qi Ci: Seven Days Full Cast Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4570840/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> |
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Will Zang (Chinese: 臧剑, also known as William J. Zang) is a Chinese filmmaker, well known for making short documentary films that exploring cultural and sexual minority contents. He first gained recognition for directing Real Kink (2016)[1] and found further success with Dress Up Like Mrs. Doubtfire (2019)[2] and The Leaf (2021).[3]
Early life
Zang Jian was born and raised in Beijing.[4] He majored in International Relations at college and then found interest in film and started involving many productions in China. Later, he graduated from San Francisco Art Institute and the California College of the Arts in the United States.[5]
Career
When Zang was in China, he had involved in several film and TV drama productions, credits include TV shows Da Tang Fu Rong Yuan (2007),[6] The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (2009),[7] Journey to the West(2011),[8] and animation film Legend of Kung Fu Rabbit (also known as Legend of a Rabbit) (2011),[9] etc.
Since 2010, Zang has been a contributing writer for Mtime.com, and Culture Monthly, and has published many articles on the film market, history, and production.[4][10] Zang authored Annual Report on Development of China’s Animation Industry.[11][12]
Since 2012, He started independently directing films including shorts Ebb(2012),[13] The Distance Between (2014),[14] The Masterpiece (2018).[15]
In 2016, his feature documentary film Real Kink world premiered at the Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.[16]
In 2021, his short film The Leaf released at the Roxie Theatre.[17] The film has also been selected for the Stop Asian Hate, Identity, & Trauma in a Pandemic: Asian American Short Films,[18] a short film exhibition program curated by Foundation for Asian American Independent Media[19][20] and sponsored by the Northwestern University Asian American Studies Program and Counseling and Psychological Services.[21]
Zang's short films have been screened at multiple national and international film festivals, include DOC NYC,[22] CAAMFest,[23][24] Portland Pride Pics, Out Film CT Festival,[5]Frameline Film Festival,[25] Inside Out Toronto Film Festival,[26] Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival,[27] Calgary International Film Festival,,[28] United Nations Association Film Festivals.[29]
Additional to film directing and producing, Zang is also a film publicist, has worked on multiple film projects. He played roles in other productions as producer, cinematographer, still photographer, first assistant director and editorial assistant. His credits include short films and feature documentaries, The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin(2017),[30] The Fabulous Allan Carr(2017)[31] and Ri Luo Qi Ci: Seven Days (2015).[32]
Filmography
Year | Title |
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2012 | Ebb (short) |
2013 | Let Me Learn the Lessons that You Have Hidden |
2014 | The Distance Between |
2016 | Real Kink |
2018 | The Masterpiece |
2019 | Dress Up Like Mrs. Doubtfire |
2021 | The Leaf |
References
- ^ "Real Kink". IMDb (Documentary). 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ Zang. "Dress Up Like Mrs. Doubtfire". IMDb (Documentary, Short). Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ "THE LEAF". Iris Prize.
- ^ a b 李, 雪. "非本科出身 華裔電影人臧劍 渴望拍攝華裔社群電影". Worldjournal.com.
- ^ a b Kroot, Jennifer (10 June 2021). "Filmmaker Will Zang's Impossible Choice". San Francisco Bay Times.
- ^ "Da Tang Fu Rong Yuan Full Cast Crew". IMDb.
- ^ "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber Full Cast Crew". IMDb.
- ^ "Journey to the West Full Cast Crew". IMDb.
- ^ "Legend of Kung Fu Rabbit Full Cast Crew". IMDb.
- ^ 臧, 剑 (29 February 2016). ""往怪里整":漫画超级英雄的小众化和个性化". Chinawriter.com.cn.
- ^ "2015年美国动画电影产业发展报告". pishu.com.cn.
- ^ 李, 晗. "花木兰上映有亮点也有缺点". PressReader.
- ^ "Ebb(Short 2012)". IMDb.
- ^ "The Distance Between". IMDb.
- ^ "The Masterpiece". IMDb.
- ^ "Movie Planner". The Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ "The Leaf". ROXIE.
- ^ 李, 晗. "金山电影节开幕华人影片登场". PressReader.
- ^ Hoang, Anna. "Dispatches from the Boston Asian American Film Festival: Shorts Programs". Boston Hassle.
- ^ Rotter, Joshua. "Gay Chinese filmmaker Will Zang has a dilemma in 'The Leaf'". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Asian Hate, Identity, & Trauma in a Pandemic: Asian American Short Films". faaim.org.
- ^ "The Leaf Shorts Program". DOC NYC.
- ^ "The Leaf". CAAMFest.
- ^ Myers, Randy. "Pass the Remote: Asian American filmmakers explore school pressures, romance and a ghost story at CAAMFest". LocalNewsMatters.org. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Up Close & Personal-FILMS IN THIS PROGRAM". Frameline45.
- ^ "INSIDE OUT TORONTO LGBT FILM FESTIVAL 2020". MUBI.
- ^ "THE LEAF Directed by William J. Zang". Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
- ^ "CIFF 2022: September 22 - October 2". CIFF.
- ^ "The Leaf". UNAFF 2021.
- ^ "The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin Full Cast Crew". IMDb.
- ^ "The Fabulous Allan Carr Full Cast Crew". IMDb.
- ^ "Ri Luo Qi Ci: Seven Days Full Cast Crew". IMDb.