Golden Gate Girls

Movie Summary: The film traces the life and times of Esther Eng, a San Francisco native known as Hong Kong’s first “directress.” She directed 10 Cantonese talkies.

Queer Film LA Says: A documentary portrait of lesbian director Esther Eng, who directed 10 early Cantonese "talkies" in the 1930s, but was little known until film scholars rediscovered her work in the 1970s. Presented with short film The World of Dong Kingman and with a talkback to follow.