Byun Young-joo

Known For

Directing

Birthday

December 20, 1966 (59 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

  • Helpless

    Helpless

    2012

  • Queen Mantis

    Queen Mantis

    2025

  • Ardor

    Ardor

    2002

  • Black Out

    Black Out

    2024

  • Repatriation

    Repatriation

    2004

  • Flying Boys

    Flying Boys

    2004

  • My Own Breathing

    My Own Breathing

    2000

  • The Murmuring

    The Murmuring

    1995

  • Habitual Sadness

    Habitual Sadness

    1997

  • A Woman Being in Asia

    A Woman Being in Asia

    1993