person

Byun Young-joo

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1966-12-20

Place of Birth

Seoul, South Korea

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.

Also Known For

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Women Behind the Camera

Aug 15, 2007

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The Jang Sun-woo Variations

Jan 27, 2001

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Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young

Jan 21, 2007

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Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

Dec 06, 2012

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Keeping the Vision Alive

Apr 04, 2002

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While you are tempted

Apr 28, 2021

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Modern Korea

Oct 31, 2019

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역습: 팩추얼 웹툰 창작단

Nov 06, 2022

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Behind Every Star

Nov 07, 2022

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Movie Room

May 04, 2018