see cheung 

See Cheung is an artist, filmmaker, and educator who collaborates with journalists, academics, and local communities to highlight the inequities and lived experiences of marginalised groups. Using observational documentary, experimental sound, and innovative editing techniques, she leverages film as a tool to explore the boundaries of contemporary dis/connections.

A selection of her films include:

  • Interview with Lennart (2016), a conversation with German ultra-right politicians, produced with writer and journalist Richard Cooke for SBS Public Broadcasters.
  • The Dutch Window (2017), a discussion on the viability of proportional representation with Dutch politicians, in collaboration with writer and broadcaster Morgan Quaintance.
  • Inequalities of BAME Patients Cancer Care Study (2018-19), which examines the inequities faced by BAME patients undergoing cancer care, in partnership with NHS England and brap Human Rights
  • Eviction in Shenzhen (2019-ongoing), a long-term study on the gentrification of her father's ancestral village
  • Working in Progress (2021-22), a project celebrating independent shopkeepers in the rapidly gentrifying area of Rotterdam Zuid, commissioned by Museum Boijmans van Beuningen.

Her upcoming film, a collaboration with her collective Sunday, will explore the 40-year legacy of the Camden Chinese Community Centre. This project is commissioned by Camden Borough Council and Platform Asia.

Currently, See is a Research Lecturer and educator for the Social Practice Minor at Willem de Kooning Academie in Rotterdam. As a freelancer, she has worked as Director of Photography for Beast (2022) by Aileen Yeh, and as a videographer and photographer for institutions like Het Nieuwe Instituut and Witte de With Contemporary Art (now Melly). She is a member of the ESEA artist collective Sunday (formerly Rising Buns).


        ︎ seecumcheung@gmail.com
        ︎ Courtesy of Sam Nightingale, photograph taken at Edwin Mingard’s off-site exhibition ‘Never Sleep’ (2023) Chisenhale Gallery, London. UK