Calvin shares how his parents came to Canada as immigrants and he grew up in Northern Alberta. He voices how he chose his own creative path and is immersed in meaningful social action creating films to bring awareness to misinformation, disinformation, and anti-Asian racism. He notes the importance of using self-insight and to being one’s own agent of change.
Calvin Hudson Hwang is an award-winning Taiwanese-Canadian filmmaker born in Edmonton, Alberta. Hwang’s latest film “What Flowers They Bloom,” produced with financial support from Heritage Canada, examines COVID-19 disinformation and its impact on mental health and anti-Asian racism. Hwang started performing as a youth with the St. Albert Children's Theatre and gradually progressed to acting roles in commercials, film and television. Following a career in advertising that took him to London (UK), Toronto, San Francisco, and Montreal, C. Hudson transitioned to behind-the-camera after moving to Los Angeles to attend film school. His directorial works have screened internationally at festivals including Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, London, Milan, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Halifax, Ottawa, Berlin and throughout Germany. He is the creative force behind the award-winning documentary series Real Life Stories developed for Johnson and Johnson. His 3-part documentary series on psoriasis was awarded best patient education programming by the Canadian Dermatologist Association. Combining a unique skill set in film, strategy, regulatory, and stakeholder management, Hwang founded SUPRE in 2017, a company focused exclusively on health documentaries.
