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Ming-Kai Leung

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Editor
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Leung Ming-kai is a cinematographer and filmmaker from Hong Kong. As a cinematographer, Kai has shot more than 20 celebrated features in different parts of the world. These include Sylvia Chang's Murmur of the Hearts, Johnny Ma's Old Stone, and Anocha Suwichakornpong's By the Time It Gets Dark. Festivals including Cannes, Berlin, Locarno, New York, Rotterdam, and New Directors/New Films have selected films he shot. Kai was nominated for Best Cinematography in the Philippines for Ang Nawawala, in Canada for Old Stone, and in Thailand for By the Time It Gets Dark.

Recently, Kai shot Ray Yeung's Suk Suk, which was selected by Berlin 2020 and nominated for Best Picture at the Hong Kong Film Awards. He also shot Jun Li's 2021 film Drifting, which was nominated for Best Cinematography at the Golden Horse Awards and Best Picture at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Kai also directs. His short film Three Boys represented the Philippines in competition at Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival and won the top prize at the Hong Kong Independent Film & Video Awards. It also screened at Sao Paulo, Austin, and Jecheon. Lock was in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival. Kai directed and wrote omnibus film Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down with Kate Reilly, and together, they won Best Screenplay and Film of Merit at the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards.
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    • 3 wins & 11 nominations

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Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down (2019)
Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down
6.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 2019
Three Boys
Short
  • Director
  • 2007
Lock (2007)
Lock
Short
  • Director
  • 2007
Old Stone (2016)
Old Stone
6.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 2016

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Cinematographer

  • Liminal
    • Cinematographer
    • Post-production
  • The Sunny Side of the Street (2022)
    The Sunny Side of the Street
    • Cinematographer
    • 2022
  • Sylvia Chang, Anastasia Tsang, and So-Man Tsoi in A Light Never Goes Out (2022)
    A Light Never Goes Out
    • director of photography
    • 2022
  • Far Far Away (2021)
    Far Far Away
    • Cinematographer
    • 2021
  • Vinny Anand in Candlepin (2021)
    Candlepin
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Drifting (2021)
    Drifting
    • Cinematographer
    • 2021
  • Kate Reilly in Therapy (2020)
    Therapy
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Mekong 2030 (2020)
    Mekong 2030
    • Cinematographer (segment The Line)
    • 2020
  • Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down (2019)
    Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down
    • Cinematographer
    • 2019
  • Tai-Bo and Ben Yuen in Twilight's Kiss (2019)
    Twilight's Kiss
    • Cinematographer
    • 2019
  • Krabi, 2562 (2019)
    Krabi, 2562
    • Cinematographer
    • 2019
  • The Lingering (2018)
    The Lingering
    • Cinematographer (as Ming Kai Leung)
    • 2018
  • The Memory of Water or Jeanne Moreau and Steamed Fish (2018)
    The Memory of Water or Jeanne Moreau and Steamed Fish
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Eugenia and John (2016)
    Eugenia and John
    • Cinematographer
    • 2016
  • By the Time It Gets Dark (2016)
    By the Time It Gets Dark
    • Cinematographer
    • 2016
  • Old Stone (2016)
    Old Stone
    • Cinematographer
    • 2016

Director

  • Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down (2019)
    Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down
    • Director
    • 2019
  • On One
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Three Boys
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2007
  • Lock (2007)
    Lock
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2007

Editor

  • Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down (2019)
    Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down
    • Editor
    • 2019
  • On One
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Three Boys
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 2007
  • Lock (2007)
    Lock
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 2007

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    • Ming Kai Leung
  • Other works
    Wrote & directed "Lock," an 8-minute film shown at Tribeca Film Festival 2007. 2006, USA Directed By: Ming Kai Leung
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    • 1 Interview
    • 4 Articles

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