RAY YEUNG – Writer/Director

ray2 Ray Yeung’s first feature film, CUT SLEEVE BOYS premiered at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and won Best Feature at the Outfest Fusion Festival in Los Angeles. CUT SLEEVE BOYS also had cinematic releases in Thailand, Taiwan and in various cities across the United States including Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago.

He has written and directed eight short films. YELLOW FEVER, which won Best Short at the Madrid Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, was released on DVD by Frameline Distribution. A BRIDGE TO THE PAST was commissioned by the London Arts Council and recently PAPER WRAP FIRE won Best Short at the New Hampshire Film Festival. Ray has directed two plays, BANANA SKIN and THE THIRD SEX, which were staged in London and Hong Kong. As director and art director for Television commercials, he has worked for clients including 7 Eleven, Coca Cola, MacDonalds and HSBC.

Ray Yeung, a Columbia University MFA graduate, is also the chairman of the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival since 2000.