Background

He was born on Staten Island, New New York

Education

He received an Master of Fine Arts in filmmaking from New York University.

Career

His feature films include A Marriage (1983), Across the Tracks (1991), Confessions of a Sexist Pig (1998), Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999), Soccer Dog: European Cup (2004), Saving Shiloh (2006), and Alice Upside Down (2008).

Achievements

• Tung was also the first director of Asian American descent to receive the prestigious Directors Guild of America Award for his direction of the Columbia Broadcasting System Schoolbreak Special, The Day the Senior Class Got Married (1985).