Richard Fung

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Richard Fung is an artist and writer based in Toronto. His work comprises challenging videos on subjects ranging from the role of the Asian male in gay pornography to colonialism, immigration, racism, homophobia, AIDS, justice in Israel/Palestine, and his own family history.

Most Popular Richard Fung Trailers

Total trailers found: 19

The Enigma Of Harold Sonny Ladoo Trailer (2024)

10 May 2024

In The Enigma of Harold Sonny Ladoo Richard Fung draws on a 20-year-old archive of video interviews by Trinidadian filmmaker Christopher Laird, a founder of the pioneering Trinidadian film and television production company, Banyan.

Jehad in Motion Trailer (2007)

10 November 2007

Jehad Aliweiwi is a Palestinian Canadian who lives in Toronto but regularly returns to visit his family in Hebron.

Islands Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

Islands is an experimental video that deconstructs a film by John Huston to comment on the Caribbean‚s relationship to the cinematic image.

Monster in the Closet Trailer (2009)

07 March 2009

A two-headed monster grabs a little girl's backpack, which leads to a transformation.

Chinese Characters Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

Best known for his work in video, Richard Fung has made the politics of gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation his central focus.

Sea in the Blood Trailer (2000)

09 September 2000

Home movies and family photographs mixed with drawings and texts tell the story of a family that has lived with disease.

Dirty Laundry Trailer (1996)

23 June 1996

Dirty Laundry speculates upon the buried narratives of gender and sexuality in Chinese-Canadian history of the 19th century, when Chinese communities were almost exclusively male.

Re:Orientations Trailer (2016)

28 May 2016

In 1984, Richard Fung released his seminal first documentary Orientations: Lesbian and Gay Asians. Featuring 14 women and men in Toronto of South, East and Southeast Asian backgrounds, Orientations was the first documentary to explore the experiences and perspectives of queer Asians in North America.

School Fag Trailer (1998)

10 June 1998

In a courageous, straight into the camera, monologue the film maker tells us what it's like to be the school fag.

Out of the Blue Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

On January 8, 1989 a Pickering, Ontario flea market was robbed. Witnesses reported the robbers consisted of one white male and four Blacks.

My Mother’s Place Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

My Mother's Place is an experimental documentary focusing on the artist's mother, a third-generation Chinese-Trinidadian who at 80 still has vivid memories of a history lost or quickly disappearing.

Fighting Chance Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

This video focuses on the experiences of four Asian men. Each person is in a different stage of HIV infection and each has significant experiences with various issues surrounding the disease.

Steam Clean Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

A Gay Men’s Health Crisis sex education PSA in which an interracial gay male couple hooks up at a bath house, having steamy sex safely.

Nang by Nang Trailer (2018)

01 January 2018

Nang has written her own script. Born in the Trinidadian village of Basse Terre in 1934, she grew up poor, illegitimate, mixed-race and female, but she survived by defying convention.

Zero Patience Trailer (1993)

10 September 1993

The ghost of "patient zero", who allegedly first brought AIDS to North America - materialises and tries to contact old friends.

Rex vs. Singh Trailer (2008)

20 August 2008

In 1915, two Sikh mill-workers, Dalip Singh and Naina Singh, were entrapped by undercover cops and accused of sodomy.

Dal Puri Diaspora Trailer (2012)

11 November 2012

Growing up in Trinidad, Richard Fung loved dal puri roti. In this epic culinary quest he sets out to discover where this spicy flat bread was born.

Orientations: Lesbian and Gay Asians Trailer (1984)

31 December 1984

Best known for his work in video, Richard Fung has made the politics of gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation his central focus.

The Way to My Father’s Village Trailer (1988)

01 January 1988

In the fall of 1986, Richard Fung made his first visit to his father's birthplace, a village in southern Guangdong, China.