Byun Young-joo

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
- Directing
- Born
- 1966-12-20 · Seoul, South Korea
Known for
- Helpless (2012) — Director
- Queen Mantis (2025) — Director
- Behind Every Star (2022) — Self
- Ardor (2002) — Screenplay
- Black Out (2024) — Director
- Flying Boys (2004) — Director
- Repatriation (2004) — Director of Photography
- Ari Ari the Korean Cinema (2012) — Self
- Movie Room (2018) — Self
- The Murmuring (1995) — Director
- Women Behind the Camera (2007) — Self
- My Own Breathing (2000) — Director
- Habitual Sadness (1997) — Director
- The Jang Sun-woo Variations (2001) — Self
- Modern Korea (2019) — Self (archive footage)
- Two Or Three Things I Know About Kim Ki-young (2007) — Self