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Byun Young-joo

Director, Writer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn December 20, 1966 (59 years)
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

  • Helpless
  • Black Out (2024)
  • Ardor
  • Queen Mantis

Filmography

2025
Queen Mantis (TV Series)
2024
Black Out (2024) (TV Series)
2012
2004
2002
1995

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