
Byun Young-joo
Director · b. 1966 · Seoul, 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.
Movies3
Movie8.0DocumentaryDivided into chapters, the documentary examines Jang's career and films from many different angles and includes the voices not only of those who have worked with Jang but also of numerous ordinary Koreans who have been affected by his work. Individual chapters are devoted to such topics as Jang's idiosyncratic hairstyle and the controversy surrounding his previous feature Lies. The documentary tries to place Jang and his work in the widest possible social context, not only in the context of Korean cinema. At its heart is a series of remarkably candid and revealing interviews with Jang himself.
- Movie3.0Documentary
Reveals the courageous lives of pioneer camerawomen from Hollywood to Bollywood, from war zones to children’s laughter, in a way that has never been seen before. Based on a book by Alexis Krasilovsky, the film tells the stories of camerawomen surviving the odds in Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Mexico, the U.S. and other countries, as well as exploring their individual visions.
Women Behind the Camera
2007 · 4 votes
Movie5.5DocumentaryDirector Chung Ji-Young criticizes the thought that older directors have difficulties in making certain movies. Actress Yoon Jin-Seo agonizes over her identity as an actress. In 2009, before the movie "Unbowed" was made, they met and planned a documentary about Korean movies, including the processes a Korean movie goes through and difficulites. "Ari Ari the Korean Cinema" is a documentary with interviews of Korean directors, actors and actresses.
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TV7.3DramaComedyAgents at a talent management firm tackle strong personalities and office politics while keeping their celebrity clients happy and helping them shine.
TVTalk ShowRealityA dangerous dinner that transcends suspicion and enticement. One day, friends gathered at the house of movie planner Yoon Jong-shin are always thirsty for new stories. Like natural storytellers, they present amazing stories they have recently collected in front of their friends today. "Have you ever heard of this?" Even those who do not believe in conspiracy theories tend to find themselves "unusually falling for themselves" at some point when they encounter conspiracy theories by chance and are sucked into algorithms. How will your thoughts change at the end of this talk dinner tonight?