Leung Ming-kai

Leung Ming Kai (Leung's name is spelled as "Leung Ming Kai" in the majority of reliable sources.) Other variants include "Leung Ming-Kai", or "Leung Ming-kai". He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws and a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws in 2001 and 2002, respectively, but chose not to pursue a career in law. He attended Columbia University to study filmmaking instead, and obtained a Master of Fine Arts in Film with a specialization in directing in 2006. His graduation project, Three Boys, won the gold prize in the 14th ifva Awards. He also cinematographed Suwichakornpong's 2016 drama film By the Time It Gets Dark and the Chinese-Canadian drama film Old Stone, for which he received a nomination for Best Cinematography in the 5th Canadian Screen Awards.

In 2014, Leung participated in and documented the 2014 Hong Kong protests. Motivated by this experience, he co-wrote a screenplay draft with his wife, Kate Reilly, upon returning to the United States. The screenplay later evolved into the film . Due to political censorship by the Hong Kong government following the 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests, cautionary warnings were included in the opening credits when the film was theatrically released in 2020. Reilly and Leung received the 27th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay for the film. After the completion of Memories to Choke On, Leung shifted his focus to Hong Kong cinema. Leung filmed the 2021 drama film Drifting, earning him a nomination for Best Cinematography in the 58th Golden Horse Awards. He continued working as the cinematographer for the 2022 drama film The Sunny Side of the Street, earning him another nomination for Best Cinematography in the 59th Golden Horse Awards. Leung once again took on the role of cinematographer for Ray Yeung's 2024 drama film All Shall Be Well.

Personal life Leung is married to Kate Reilly in 2012, an American actress-producer he met in New York during his studies abroad in 2003. 2012 What Isn't There 2013 Mutual Friends 2014 Ek Hazarachi Note

Les Aventures d'Anthony Old Stone Drifting

All Shall Be Well

The Way We Talk Mother Bhumi Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2017 5th Canadian Screen Awards Best Cinematography Old Stone 2026 44th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Cinematography Ciao UFO