Statement on Scholarly or Artistic Work
As a film professor, I teach a wide range of production courses, including fiction, documentary, experimental film, and experimental animation. Beyond production, my teaching interests center on cinema as a tool to explore themes related to the non-human and feminism. I also offer courses on Asian cinema and Korean media, expanding critical perspectives on transnational and diasporic narratives.
As a filmmaker, I work across diverse forms and genres, challenging conventional modes of storytelling. My work often explores the ambivalence of invisibility, the presence of non-human and floating beings, vulnerability, autobiographical elements, and issues surrounding immigration and womanhood. Through these themes, I aim to blur the boundary between dream and reality, inviting viewers into spaces of uncertainty, wonder, and transformation.
Educational Background
- BFA, Film - YongIn University, South Korea
- MFA, Film - Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
- International Color Academy: Color Technology 201
- International Color Academy: DaVinci Resolve 201
Teaching Interests
- Film Production
- Experimental Animation
- Documentary Production
- Ecological Thinking Through Film
- Korean Culture and Media
- K-Drama and K-Pop
- Women on Screen
- Asian Cinema
Research, Scholarly, Creative Work
- Solid Waves / Experimental / 2025
- Mourning All Our Losses / Experimental / 2025
- Floaters Project / Photo and Video / 2023–Present
- The Blue Hour / Fiction / 2022
- Winter Mourning / Fiction / 2021
- Bryan Buckley Filmmaking Grant / 2020
- The Cabinet of Dr. Yang / Fiction / 2020
- Bryan Buckley Filmmaking Grant / 2019
- Yes, I Am A Feminist / Documentary / 2018
- Grant from DMZ International Documentary Film Festival / 2017
- Known, Unknown / Fiction / 2016
- Grant from Gangwon Cultural Foundation / 2015
- Grant from Seongnam Cultural Foundation / 2015
- Grant from Han Equipment Rental Company / 2015
- The Close Family / Documentary / 2014
- Grant from Seoul Independent Documentary Film & Video Festival / 2013
- The Day / Fiction / 2009
Awards and Honors
- Seoul Animal Film Festival, South Korea, 2022
- Diaspora Film Festival, South Korea, 2022
- Buffalo International Film Festival, USA, 2021
- Point of Contact Gallery, USA, 2021
- Jeonju International Film Festival, South Korea, 2021
- Everson Museum of Art, USA, 2020
- New York International Film Festival, USA, 2020
- Buffalo International Film Festival, USA, 2019
- The Gisneyland Festival, Taiwan, 2019
- Wusanto Documentary Film Festival, Taiwan, 2018
- DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, South Korea, 2018
- Wonju Rooftop Film Festival, South Korea, 2017
- Asia International Youth Film Festival, China, 2016
- New Filmmakers Showcase, The Graduate, South Korea, 2016
- Arirang Cine Center, South Korea, 2015
- Yogyakarta Festival Film Dokumenter, Indonesia, 2014
- Seoul Independent Film Festival, South Korea, 2014
- DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, South Korea, 2014
- Taiwan International Documentary Festival, Taiwan, 2014
- Film Festival for Women's Rights, South Korea, 2014
- Saratov Sufferings International Film Festival, Russia, 2014
- Seoul International Women's Film Festival, South Korea, 2014
- Seoul Independent Documentary Film & Video Festival, South Korea, 2014
- New Filmmakers Showcase, South Korea, 2013
- New Filmmakers Showcase, South Korea, 2012
- Korea Youth Media Festival, South Korea, 2009
Service and Leadership
Environmental Fellows Program Committee