Byun Young-joo

Directing

Byun Young-joo

Born
(age 59)
Birthplace
Seoul, South Korea
Credits
22 titles

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.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 10

YearTitleRole
2022 Behind Every Star TV Self (1 ep)
2022 역습: 팩추얼 웹툰 창작단 TV Self (4 ep)
2021 While you are tempted TV (37 ep)
2019 Modern Korea TV Self (archive footage) (1 ep)
2018 Movie Room TV Self (173 ep)
2012 Ari Ari the Korean Cinema Film Self
2007 Women Behind the Camera Film Self
2007 Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young Film Self
2002 Keeping the Vision Alive Film Herself
2001 The Jang Sun-woo Variations Film Self

Crew credits 12

YearTitleJob
TBA A Mark Against Thee Film Director
2025 Queen Mantis TV Director, Creator (8 ep)
2024 Black Out TV Director, Creator (14 ep)
2012 Helpless Film Director, Writer, Camera Operator
2004 Flying Boys Film Director
2004 Repatriation Film Director of Photography
2002 Ardor Film Director, Screenplay
2000 My Own Breathing Film Director, Director of Photography
1997 Habitual Sadness Film Director, Producer
1995 The Murmuring Film Director, Writer
1993 A Woman Being in Asia Film Director, Editor, Director of Photography
1989 Even Little Grass Has Its Own Name Film Screenplay, Director of Photography
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