Colleen Kwok

Known for

Camera

Born

November 7, 1987

Born in Beijing and raised in Hong Kong, Colleen begins making analogue, experimental films when she studied at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She moved to New York in 2011 and graduated from the MFA writing/directing program of Tisch-New York University. Her directorial works includes Rectangibles, premiered at Edinburgh International Film Festival and established her style of storytelling; The Stars The Sun The Moon, shot in Hong Kong on 35mm, was supported by the Hong Kong Fresh Wave International Film Grant; and That is Circling All Round the Sun, a landscape driven piece shot at the Spiral Jetty in Utah and currently in festival circuit. As a cinematographer, she has shot films in more than 15 countries and recently nominated for Best Cinematography for her work After Forever.