Esther Eng Trailers
Golden Gate Girls Trailer
Esther Eng (September 24, 1914 – January 25, 1970) was an American director and producer; known to be the first woman to have directed Chinese-language films in the United States, as well as South China's first woman director. As an openly lesbian woman, Esther Eng provided social commentary with a focus on the female protagonists in her works. Many of the films she has directed and produced are considered to be lost except for Golden Gate Girl (1941) and Murder in New York Chinatown (1961).
First shown in the 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival, the film Golden Gate Girls (2013, dir. S. Louisa Wei) with its title borrowed from one of Esther Eng's works, is a documentary film dedicated to her legacy as a filmmaker and her life.
Most Popular Esther Eng Trailers
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08 March 1938
A rural employee leaves his wife and mother to seek work in the city.
26 December 1961
Chan Sipui sought refuge with relatives who owned a restaurant in New York. He later entered a relationship with his colleague, A-Heung.
20 November 1938
Two people have a one-night stand.
15 September 1941
The story follows a Chinese-American girl who falls for a Cantonese opera star against her father's wishes and becomes pregnant.
01 January 1947
This love story spans more than a decade in the lives of an émigré engineer and a widowed primary-school teacher, a tragedy set in a small town by a lake, filmed in beautiful California locations.
01 January 1948
A woman remains the mistress of a married man until his death.
13 March 1937
Wai Kim-Fong stars in this ode to Chinese womanhood as a woman whose bravery and patriotism are equal to those of her male comrades.
01 February 1939
The first Hong Kong produced film to feature an all-female cast of 36 actresses. The ambitious project follows its 36 female characters, all of whom occupy different social positions to highlight the harsh reality of living as a woman in a modern society.
01 April 2013
The film traces the life and times of Esther Eng, a San Francisco native known as Hong Kong’s first “directress.
30 June 1936
A Chinese-American aviator falls in love with an opera star named Fan in San Francisco. A jealous tha
01 February 1949
A restless Chinese sea captain makes a stopover in Hawaii. While ashore, the captain befriends a Hawaiian-Chinese family and, at the mother's request, teaches Chinese to her children.
15 November 1938
Two young lovers marry despite their parents' objections.
