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.

Birthday

Dec 20, 1966

Place of birth

Seoul, South Korea

Also known as

Byeon Yeong-ju
Byun Young-joo

Credited in

As cast

Women Behind the Camera
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As Self
The Jang Sun-woo Variations
As Herself
Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young
As Herself
Ari Ari the Korean Cinema
As Self
Keeping the Vision Alive
As Herself

As crew

Ardor
Role: Director
Ardor
Role: Screenplay
A Woman Being in Asia
Role: Director
A Woman Being in Asia
Role: Director of Photography
A Woman Being in Asia
Role: Editor
Helpless
Role: Director
Flying Boys
Role: Director
My Own Breathing
Role: Director
Helpless
Role: Writer
The Murmuring
Role: Director
My Own Breathing
Role: Director of Photography
The Murmuring
Role: Writer
Habitual Sadness
Role: Director
Habitual Sadness
Role: Producer
Helpless
Role: Camera Operator
Repatriation
Role: Director of Photography
Even Little Grass Has Its Own Name
No picture available
Role: Screenplay
Even Little Grass Has Its Own Name
No picture available
Role: Director of Photography
A Mark Against Thee
No picture available
Role: Director