In a recent interview on a podcast called Shock Waves, Kong recalls receiving her first 16mm film camera from her mother's good friend Marlon Brando for her 18th birthday.
[2] Her first film debut was with the killer toxic mutant monster horror feature The Being, starring José Ferrer, Ruth Buzzi, Dorothy Malone, and Martin Landau.
Kong next made the film Night Patrol, starring Linda Blair, Murray "The Unknown Comic" Langston, and Pat Paulsen.
More recently, she has worked as a speaker and guest of many film festivals and became the Executive Director of a non-profit organization called Asian American Media Development.
[6] Jackie Kong, Horror Cult Filmmaker turned Comic Book Creator of "Spend The Night" releases the series with Lunar Distribution starting April 2023.