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Byun Young-joo

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Byun Young-joo

Known For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

Dec 20, 1966 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Seoul, South Korea

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

Acting
2022역습: 팩추얼 웹툰 창작단Self
2022Behind Every StarSelf
2021While you are tempted
2019Modern KoreaSelf (archive footage)
2018Movie RoomSelf
2018Movie Room
2012Ari Ari the Korean CinemaSelf
2007Women Behind the CameraSelf
2007Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-youngSelf
2002Keeping the Vision AliveHerself
2001The Jang Sun-woo VariationsSelf
Production
1997Habitual SadnessProducer
Directing
2025Queen MantisDirector
2024Black OutDirector
2012HelplessDirector
2004Flying BoysDirector
2002ArdorDirector
2000My Own BreathingDirector
1997Habitual SadnessDirector
1995The MurmuringDirector
1993A Woman Being in AsiaDirector
-A Mark Against TheeDirector
Writing
2012HelplessWriter
2002ArdorScreenplay
1995The MurmuringWriter
1989Even Little Grass Has Its Own NameScreenplay