the reel
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the reel 💫
DOCUMENTARY REEL
Jon Chiang is a Chinese-Peruvian Filmmaker & Commercial Director
Hi there!
I’m Jon Chiang, a director based out of Vancouver. I’ve directed films and series for Knowledge Network, Telus Originals, the CBC, Telus Storyhive and Accessible Media Inc. I’m currently in post-production, finishing my first feature documentary for Knowledge Network, Spring After Spring. Below are a few selected works from my documentary reel.
You can see more documentary work at Chifa Studios .
Our Ocean Table - Telus Originals (Fall 2025) - 3x22 minutes
PW: OceanTable
Please do not share these links as the series is currently unreleased.
On a journey inspired by iconic Korean seafood dishes, filmmaker Sonya Lee and journalist Hannah Sung dive into our ocean to explore how culture can inspire ocean conservation.
Roles: Writer / Director
Yuko’s Yasai - CBC
Yuko Suda wasn’t always a farmer. A civil engineer by profession, Yuko entered farming when she became a parent. She sought farming as a way to fight climate change, support the local ecology and be a better parent.
Roles: Director / Producer / Editor
Revolutions - Short
Revolutions is a short documentary that asks sports enthusiasts, brands, and manufacturers to think differently about environmental sustainability by putting sporting goods at the centre of the conversation.
Roles: Director / Producer
Bicycle Film Festival NY 2024
BC Environemental Film Festival, Best Canadian Short 2022
VAFF 2022
Canadian Sport Film Festival 2022
International Sport Film Festival 2022
The Mime - NOWNESS
A movement artist of over 50 years, Yayoi Hirano (古い) has performed on stages across Europe, Asia, and North America.
Roles: Director / Producer / Editor
Premiered on NOWNESS
Featured on SHOTS
Daily Picks on Film Shortage
2022 Awards selections at Musicbed
BIO:
Jon has always been drawn to universal stories woven from underrepresented people. Raised by Chinese parents born in Lima, Peru, he grew up in his family’s grocery store in East Vancouver. Walking the blurred lines of his Chinese and Latino heritage, he developed a sensitivity that he uses to reveal the truths about our shared experiences. When he’s working, you can find him on the bike, folding empanadas or chasing his toddler around.
His work has been recognized by the 1.4 Awards, Berlin Commercial Awards, shots.net, Musicbed and the Applied Arts Photography & Illustration Awards - Motion . His films have been featured by NOWNESS, Film Shortage, BOOOOOOOM and screened at the VIMFF World Tour, Vancouver Asian Film Festival and Asian American Film Festival among others.
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