Marco Chiong

Marco Chiong is a Trans Asian-American with light tan skin in front of a light blue background. They are wearing a maroon short sleeve t-shirt that has white lettering on it. Marco is resting their face on their right fist smiling. They have black hair with the sides faded and short hair on the top.

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Bay Area, California, United States of America

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Trans

Yes

BIPOC

Yes

Deaf and disabled

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Gender identities

trans, agender, masc, nonbinary

Race/ethnicities

East Asian, Southeast Asian, Pacific Islander

Biography

Marco Chiong is a visual artist driven to discover and create their own authentic expression and representation informed by their experiences as a queer and trans Asian-American. They grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area where they were active in media arts and theatre. Marco pursued filmmaking at Santa Fe University of Art and Design, then focused their skills in directing and production design at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, which they graduated in 2020. Marco is passionate about empowering diverse and marginalized voices through filmmaking. They are an alumnus and former president (2019-2020) of the USC Asian Pacific Cinema Association. Outside of filmmaking, they love traveling, crafting, and photography. Marco is currently based in Los Angeles, CA.

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