shuling yong – a better world through media

Thanks for dropping by, I am both humbled and honoured. This site is for you to take a look at the work I’ve done and to learn more about my two passions – filmmaking and social change.

lil’ about Shuling

Born in 1986 and raised in Singapore, Shuling is a filmmaker with a passion for socially conscious documentary. As a recent Radio/Television/Film grad from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, she currently works at Kartemquin Films and teaches at the Cabrini Connections Video and Filmmakers Club in Chicago, helping to bring positive social change through the power of film.

lil’ history

My 2 years at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL have been life-changing. I have Ngee Ann Kongsi and the Media Development Authority of Singapore’s Media Education Scheme to thank for giving me the financial support, and therefore the ability, to broaden my horizons through a world-class overseas education. With brilliant professors and an absolutely beautiful campus, I could not have asked for a better college experience. But as I often tell my friends, the best part of college is the people you get to meet. I’ve been surrounded by people with such talent and drive, it’s truly changed the way I see the world and my approach to life. For the friends, the acquaintences, the movers and the shakers… for these amazing people in my life, I am thankful.

Rewind 3 years further back and you’ll find that i’ve had some very exciting years in Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s School of Film and Media Studies from which I’ve taken away so much more than my diploma in Mass Communication. I enjoyed tremendously leading a team of 12 through organising the Singapore Youth & Media Conference 2006 as the vice-chairperson and also hosting weekly shows on Radio Heatwave. I was really privileged to have shared classrooms and worked on projects with some of the most talented students and lecturers around. This, together with the life lessons learned through training with the fine athletes of the Ngee Ann Dragon Boat Team, has helped fuel my enthusiasm for life.

I’d love to get to know you better, so feel free to drop me a note to say hi!

Love,
Shuling