Sang Yi (Cindy) Choung (2009)
Cindy Choung is a New York-based nonfiction narrative specialist, and Consulting Producer for Above and Below the Ground (dir. Emily Hong; 2023 Blackstar Film Festival Official Selection), a documentary about Myanmar’s first and only country-wide environmental movement. From 2016–2021, Cindy led the communications and fundraising team for Chicken & Egg Pictures, a nonprofit organization supporting women and gender nonconforming documentary filmmakers from around the world. During her tenure, the organization won numerous awards and industry recognitions including the International Documentary Association's Amicus Award, and the Nonprofit Excellence Award special recognitions in the areas of Fundraising and Communications. As an oral historian and communications professional, she has worked with numerous organizations to strengthen their institutional narrative and identity, including the Brooklyn Museum; Columbia University’s Center for Democracy, Toleration, and Religion; and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.