Carin Leong is a Singaporean documentary filmmaker and multimedia journalist based in Brooklyn.
Her work explores themes of science, cultural memory, and landscapes. Her latest film, Sandcastles, supported by Field of Vision, was selected for IF/Then SEA, a joint program by the Tribeca Film Institute and IN-DOCS, and premiered at SXSW in 2024. Her earlier documentary Canciones de Memorias premiered at the Singapore International Film Festival in 2018. In 2024, she was recognized by Filmmaker Magazine as one of the 25 Faces of Independent Film.
Carin’s work has been featured by outlets including Scientific American, Hakai Magazine, and The Atlantic. She holds a master's degree in science journalism from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and is also a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.