Byun Young-joo

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

10

Gender

Female

Birthday

1966-12-20 (58 years old)

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.

Known For

  • Movie Room

    Movie Room

  • Keeping the Vision Alive

    Keeping the Vision Alive

  • The Jang Sun-woo Variations

    The Jang Sun-woo Variations

  • Behind Every Star

    Behind Every Star

  • Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

    Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

  • Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young

    Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young

  • Women Behind the Camera

    Women Behind the Camera

  • Modern Korea

    Modern Korea

  • While you are tempted

    While you are tempted

  • 역습: 팩추얼 웹툰 창작단

    역습: 팩추얼 웹툰 창작단