S. Leo Chiang

Filmmaker S. Leo Chiang was born in Taiwan and lives in San Francisco. Leo’s previous films include To You Sweetheart, Aloha (co-directed with Mercedes Coats; Audience Award, LA Asian Pacific Film Festival ’05; PBS broadcast ’06), One + One (CINE Golden Eagle Award, ’02), and Safe Journey (Audience Award –Drama, PlanetOut.com Short Movie Award ’02). For his projects, Leo received funding support from Corporation for Public Broadcasting through Independent Television Services (ITVS), Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), and the Pacific Islanders in Communications (PIC), as well as the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, Yale School of Art Shenkin Fellowship, and other foundations. In addition, his work as an editor and/or cinematographer can be seen on PBS, HBO, Showtime, and the Discovery Channels. Leo is also a member of New Day Films, the famed social-issue documentary distribution co-op.