Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang Highlights

  • 2001: Made "Lan Yu", an adaptation of a gay-themed Internet-published novel called "Beijing Story" focusing on male lovers set against the backdrop of the Tiananmen Square uprising
  • 2000: Helmed "Island Tales", a parable about the change over of Hong Kong from British rule to Chinese control focusing on seven people quarantined after the outbreak of a deadly virus
  • 1997: Dealt overtly with gay themes in the film "Hold You Tight/Yue kuai le, yue duo luo"
  • 1996: Made the controversial documentary "Personal Memoir of Hong Kong: Still Love You After All These", reflecting on the year that China re-asserted its sovereignty over Hong Kong colored by his sexual orientation
  • 1996: Directed, scripted and appeared in "Yang & Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema", a segment of "The Century of Cinema", a BFI-commissioned documentary series celebrating the centenary of film; segment focused on provocative ways in which Chinese cinema has dealt with questions of gender and sexuality
  • 1992: Feature producing debut, served as associate producer on "Ah-Ying/Ming Ghost", a Taiwanese supernatural drama
  • 1991: Helmed "The Actress/Center Stage", an acclaimed biopic starring Maggie Cheung as Ruan Ling-yu, a great star of Chinese silent film
  • 1989: First film shot largely in the USA, "Full Moon in New York"; first collaboration with actress Maggie Cheung
  • 1988: Breakthrough feature, "Rouge", a romantic ghost story produced by Chan and starring Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung
  • 1986: Served as an assistant director to Jackie Chan on the lavish adventure "The Armour of God"
  • 1986: Directed Chow again in the rueful murder mystery "Love Unto Waste"
  • 1985: Feature directorial debut, "Women", a romantic drama starring Chow Yun-fat as an unfaithful husband
  • 1982: Served as an assistant director to Ann Hui on "Boat People"
  • Worked as an assistant director in Hong Kong TV