Dr Jingan MacPherson Young/Yeung-Lefroy Brooks () is a

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born playwright, screenwriter, film scholar and journalist. Her book ''Soho on Screen'', the first study of London's

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in film was published by

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in May 2022. She is currently a Lecturer in Screenwriting at Birkbeck, University of London. She is the daughter of

John Dragon Young John Dragon Young (5 November 1949 – 5 November 1996) was a scholar of Chinese history and Hong Kong politician. Early life and education Young was born in Beijing to an academic family whose members have included Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang. ...

(1949–1996), a scholar of Chinese history and politician in Hong Kong.

Education

Jingan was educated at King's College London with a BA (Hons) in English and Film Studies and

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with a Master of Studies in Creative Writing. She also holds a Foundation in Art from Parsons School of Design. In 2020, she successfully completed a PhD in Film Studies at King's College London.

Theatre, Film and TV

Her play ''Filth'' or "Failed in London, Try Hong Kong" was the first play commissioned and produced in the English language by the

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and ran during the 42nd festival in March 2014. Her plays have been produced at the Vault Festival, Park Theatre,

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, and the

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. These include ''I'm Just Here to Buy Soy Sauce'', ''The 38th Parallel'', ''Confucius Say Don't Use F* Tinder on a Full Moon'' and ''Life and Death of a Journalist'', on the Hong Kong protests, which premiered in February 2020.

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called it ''intensely smart...prickling with intelligence and anger''. She was a member of the ''

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'' Young Writers Programme and ''

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'' Young Company Writers' Lab. In 2016 she was awarded the

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Futures Bursary to write a play on Hong Kong's last Governor Christopher Patten. In 2020 she was part of the prestigious

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Screenwriting Programme and the inaugural

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Comedy Scheme in 2022. She was named as a writer to watch amongst 200 broadcasting stars of the future by the

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Education

Theatre, Film and TV

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