Personal Info
Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
December 20, 1966
Place of Birth:
Seoul, South Korea
Social Media
Byun Young-joo
Biography
She is a founding member of the women's feminist film collective "Bariteo," which was established in 1989. She worked as a cinematographer on Even Little Grass Has Its Own Name (dir. Kim So-young, 1989), a short film about gender discrimination at work, and My Children (dir. Doe Sung-hee, 1990), a documentary film about childcare in a poor neighborhood. Her first documentary Women Being in Asia (1993) centers on the sex trade in Asia, particularly the sex tourism of Jeju Island.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ari Ari the Korean Cinema | Herself |
| 2007 | Women Behind the Camera | Self |
| 2007 | Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young | Herself |
| 2002 | Keeping the Vision Alive | Herself |
| 2001 | The Jang Sun-woo Variations | Herself |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 역습: 팩추얼 웹툰 창작단 | Self |
| 2022 | Behind Every Star | Self |
| 2021 | While you are tempted | |
| 2019 | Modern Korea | Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Movie Room | Self |