Haobang Hammer Geng
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Additional Crew
Haobang Geng began his career in Nanjing, China as a documentary filmmaker. His first international production was the 2018 educational independent documentary Number secrets in Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, which offers a vivid and intellectual presentation into the relation between the mausoleum of Sun Yat-Sen, the founding father of the republic China, and the philosophy of numbers derived from Pythagoras. The documentary was selected and then shown in New York City.
Geng is a frequent collaborator with fellow Chinese filmmaker Luying Wang. The two attended the same film school at the Dodge College, Chapman University, where Geng was mentored by Johnny Jensen ASC (Rambling Rose (1991), Three Wishes (1995), Rosewood (1997), and Bill Dill ASC (Sidewalk Stories (1989), M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994). Luying and Haobang have worked on 3 films (Drifting Boat, Where the Flowers Bloom and When wind meets cloud )and 1 TV series.
Geng is famous for his method approaching cinematography. He thinks cinematography should be seamless and coherent. The emotion behind each frame and camera movement is what makes cinematography meaningful. He has been against "fancy shots" in filmmaking. He has been an award winner in different independent film festivals, including Remi Award from the 56th WorldFest-Houston Film Festival, California Women's Film Festival, IndieFest Film Festival, Vancouver Independent Film Festival, Chicago Indie Film Awards, Toronto Indie Shorts, LA Sun Film Fest, Accolade Global Film Competition, New York International Film Awards, etc. His new collaboration with Luying Wang, Drifting Boat, is scheduled to have its world premier in TCL Chinese Theater this July.
Geng is a frequent collaborator with fellow Chinese filmmaker Luying Wang. The two attended the same film school at the Dodge College, Chapman University, where Geng was mentored by Johnny Jensen ASC (Rambling Rose (1991), Three Wishes (1995), Rosewood (1997), and Bill Dill ASC (Sidewalk Stories (1989), M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994). Luying and Haobang have worked on 3 films (Drifting Boat, Where the Flowers Bloom and When wind meets cloud )and 1 TV series.
Geng is famous for his method approaching cinematography. He thinks cinematography should be seamless and coherent. The emotion behind each frame and camera movement is what makes cinematography meaningful. He has been against "fancy shots" in filmmaking. He has been an award winner in different independent film festivals, including Remi Award from the 56th WorldFest-Houston Film Festival, California Women's Film Festival, IndieFest Film Festival, Vancouver Independent Film Festival, Chicago Indie Film Awards, Toronto Indie Shorts, LA Sun Film Fest, Accolade Global Film Competition, New York International Film Awards, etc. His new collaboration with Luying Wang, Drifting Boat, is scheduled to have its world premier in TCL Chinese Theater this July.