Known For
Directing
Born
Sep 24, 1914
Died
Jan 25, 1970
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Credits
12 titles
Esther Eng
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Golden Gate Girls
Herself (archive footage)
Murder Case in Chinatown
Director
Mad Fire, Mad Love
Director
Back Street
Director
The Lady in the Blue Lagoon
Director
Golden Gate Girl
Director
It's a Women's World
Writer
A Night of Romance, A Lifetime of Regret
Director
Tragic Love
Director
Ten Thousand Lovers
Director
National Heroine
Director
Heartaches
Producer