Allan Tong

Director

Biography

Canada

Allan is a Toronto filmmaker who wrote and directed the shorts Little Mao and I Want To Be a Desi, which Bravo aired after enjoying award-winning festival runs. His short drama, Grange Avenue (2008) also played festivals and was broadcast on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Previously, Allan apprenticed as a documentary director and producer at the National Film Board of Canada. He has served as an office manager, post-production manager and associate producer at documentary production companies. His articles about cinema regularly appear in the IFP’s Filmmaker magazine, and he has programmed for several film festivals. Allan has written scripted television after completing the WGC-Bell Media Diverse Screenwriters Program. Biography Source

Filmography

Grange Avenue (2008)
I Want to Be a Desi (2009)
I Want to Be a Desi 2 (2010)
Little Mao (2012)
The Flying Stars (2014)

Films Curated by AFF