Yuqi Kang
Directing
Biography
Yuqi Kang (born April 25, 1987) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker. She is most noted for her 2017 documentary film A Little Wisdom, which was the winner of the Best Canadian Feature Documentary award at the 2018 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Born in the Inner Mongolia region of China, she was raised in Beijing before moving to Canada as a teenager. Her second feature documentary, 7 Beats per Minute, premiered in 2024, and was longlisted for the 2024 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.
Known For

Freediving champion Jessea Lu nearly died during a world-record attempt. She revisits the site of her near-death in this documentary, facing past traumas and struggling back to life.
7 Beats Per Minute

See the world through the eyes of five-year-old Tibetan novice monk Hopakuli and share in his joys and sorrows as he endures the rigors of monastic life. A Little Wisdom endeavors to tell a story of children who find happiness through religious life.
A Little Wisdom

Cacai, a Chinese farmer-turned-internet influencer, has dedicated his life to building innovative passive solar greenhouses to withstand Alberta’s unforgiving climate. Inspired by his vision, a group of Chinese fathers joins him in pursuing sustainable farming, each bringing their hopes for the future. Over the course of a year, we meet their families, who are each as distinct as the vegetables they grow, with relationships that require just as much care and attention.
Fruit Is Ripe
On the evening of an unseasonably warm Moon Festival, a Chinese immigrant mother goes about her ordinary routine of cooking dinner while controlling her daughter’s every move with a sharp tongue. But what is brewing beneath the surface? As night falls, a sinister figure emerges to threaten this small household.