Chi-hui Yang

Chi-hui Yang ​is a Senior Program Officer for Ford Foundation’s JustFilms initiative and makes grants globally in documentary film, new media and visual storytelling. He manages a portfolio of grants that support artist-led, socially engaged filmmaking, advance a more equitable and inclusive documentary sector, and build the power of organizations and individuals grounded in communities of color and the Global South. At Ford he has helped  found a number of innovative funding initiatives, including Critical Minded, which supports and builds the capacity of cultural critics of color.

Before joining the foundation in 2015, Chi-hui worked extensively as a film curator, including as a selection committee member for MoMA’s Doc Fortnight and a consulting series producer for PBS’s POV. From 2000 to 2010, he was director of the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, the largest event of its kind in the nation.