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Robin Lung
OccupationFilmmaker, film director Edit this on Wikidata
WorksFinding Kukan Edit this on Wikidata

Robin Lung is a Chinese-American filmmaker and producer based in Hawai'i.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Lung is most known for her documentary Finding Kukan, which focuses on the overlooked producer of Kukan, Li Ling A.[2][3][5][8][6][9]

Lung graduated from Kalāheo High School in 1978.[10] She later went on to attend and graduate from Stanford University and Hunter College.[10][11] She is married to artist Paul Levitt.[10]

In 2008, Lung produced and wrote the documentary "Washington Place: Hawaii's First Home," which focused on Queen Liliuokalani of Hawai'i.[12][11] Lung was the associate producer for the 2008 documentary Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority.[11][13][6][14] Lung was an additional producer on NOVA's "Killer Typhoon," which was released in 2014.[15] In October 2015, she was selected as one of the 10 women selected for the National Association of Latino Independent Producers's Diverse Women in Media Residency Lab that took place in Vermont, alongside Sarita Khurana and Melissa Haizlip.[16] In 2016, Lung's documentary Finding Kukan. It was shown at DOCNYC, a documentary film festival in November 2016.[2][17] It had been nominated for several awards at the Hawaii International Film Festival, CAAMFest, and Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.[18][19] It also won best "Notable Films for Adults" for 2019 by the American Library Association in 2019.[20] Lung attended the Chinese American Women in History Conference 2019 at the Chinese American Museum DC.[21]

It was announced on April 5, 2022 that Lung is one of the twenty 2022 ITVS Humanities Documentary Development Fellows, along with Rodrigo Dorfman.[22] On April 7, 2022 Lung participated in a Webinar hosted by the Historic Hawaii Foundation titled "The Preservation of the Nancy Bannick Collection at the Hawai‘i State Archives" alongside Architectural Historian Dr. Don Hibbard and Hawai‘i State Archivist Dr. Adam Jansen.[23] In November 2022, Lung attended the Hawai’i International Film Festival and showed a short documentary film called “Nancy Bannick: Saving Honolulu’s Chinatown,” which is about photo journalist Nancy Bannick and her work to preserve Honolulu’s Chinatown in the face of urban renewal.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Lau, Alan Chong (2022-11-08). "November 7, 2022–Arts Etc". International Examiner. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  2. ^ a b c Gardner, Kate (14 November 2016). "DOC NYC 2016 Women Directors: Meet Robin Lung — "Finding Kukan"". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  3. ^ a b Chan, Bernice (2019-05-31). "The first Chinese film to win an Oscar was lost for decades". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  4. ^ Bonnette, Sarah (23 October 2019). "Pontchartrain Film Festival will host Slidell native Shirley Thompson and her award-winning film "Finding Kukan"". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  5. ^ a b Griner, Allison. "Finding Kukan and a piece of Chinese-American history". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  6. ^ a b c Cabalo, Lanaly (21 January 2017). "Robin Lung shares filmmaking lessons learned". Hawaiʻi Women in Filmmaking. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Honoring 100 Years of Chinese-American Women in Film: Nov. 10 at The Seattle Public Library". www.spl.org. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  8. ^ Balk, Emily (17 May 2018). "Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage at WGBH on May 22 with Film Premieres and Conversation with Local Luminaries". www.wgbh.org. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  9. ^ Valcourt, Katrina (2017-02-08). "How One Female Chinese-American Filmmaker Inspired Another, Decades Later". Honolulu Magazine. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  10. ^ a b c Robertson, Martha (April 2019). "Alumni Spotlight* Robin Lung — Film Producer/Director/Writer/Editor" (PDF). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  11. ^ a b c Yingzi, Tan (18 August 2015). "Research results in lucky discovery for Sino-American filmmaker[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  12. ^ Radke, Jill (2008-11-20). "2010 Historic Hawaii Foundation News: Washington Place Documentary to Premiere on PBS December 4, 8:30 p.m." 2010 Historic Hawaii Foundation News. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  13. ^ "Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  14. ^ "2012 LIBRARIAN OF THE YEAR" (PDF). friendsofthelibraryofhawaii.org. 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Killer Typhoon". www.pbs.org. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  16. ^ "NALIP Announces 10 Selected Projects for 2015 Diverse Women in Media Residency Lab at Artist Retreat Center in Vermont, October 3-11". NALIP. September 25, 2015. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  17. ^ Jao, Charline (2016-11-16). "Director Robin Lung on Uncovering History in Finding Kukan". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  18. ^ Valcourt, Katrina (2016-11-02). "Local Documentary Reveals Story of Lost Oscar-Winning Film in "Finding Kukan"". Honolulu Magazine. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  19. ^ "2017 CAAMFest Award Winners!". CAAM Home. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  20. ^ "Finding Kukan | Awards & Grants". www.ala.org. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  21. ^ "Chinese American Women in History Conference 2019 – 1882 Foundation". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  22. ^ "Announcing the ITVS Humanities Documentary Development Fellows". itvs.org. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  23. ^ "View the recording: The Preservation of the Nancy Bannick Collection at the Hawai'i State Archives, a webinar". Historic Hawaii Foundation. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-29.

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