Byun Young-joo
Directing

Byun Young-joo

Born 1966-12-20 · South Korea

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.

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Known for

Movie Room★ 9.4Viewing moment
Movie Room
2018 · Series
Helpless★ 7.1Viewing moment
Helpless
2012
Ardor★ 4.5Viewing moment
Ardor
2002
Queen Mantis★ 7.3Viewing moment
Queen Mantis
2025 · Series
Black Out★ 8.6Viewing moment
Black Out
2024 · Series
Behind Every Star★ 7.3Viewing moment
Behind Every Star
2022 · Series
Modern Korea★ 10Viewing moment
Modern Korea
2019 · Series
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema★ 5.2Viewing moment
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
2012
The Murmuring★ 5.5Viewing moment
The Murmuring
1995
Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-youngViewing moment
Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young
2007
Flying Boys★ 6.5Viewing moment
Flying Boys
2004
Keeping the Vision AliveViewing moment
Keeping the Vision Alive
2002
Habitual Sadness★ 5Viewing moment
Habitual Sadness
1997
The Jang Sun-woo VariationsViewing moment
The Jang Sun-woo Variations
2001
Repatriation★ 6.5Viewing moment
Repatriation
2004
My Own Breathing★ 5.5Viewing moment
My Own Breathing
2000

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