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Lee Isaac Chung (born October 19, 1978) is an American filmmaker. His debut feature Munyurangabo (2007) was an official selection at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and the first narrative feature film in the Kinyarwanda language.
Lee Isaac Chung is a Korean-American director, cinematographer and producer. He is best known for his Oscar-nominated film Minari (2020), about a Korean family in Arkansas.
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3 days ago · July 23, 2024. As a young man, Twisters director Lee Isaac Chung was sure that Twister, his movie’s precursor, was going to flop. The 1996 tornado epic was teased with tense footage from the POV ...
Lee Isaac Chung. Director: Minari. A son of Korean immigrants, Chung grew up on a small farm in rural Arkansas and then attended Yale University, majoring in Ecology. During his senior year, Chung dropped his plans for medical school and turned to filmmaking.
- October 19, 1978
Feb 26, 2021 · With “Minari,” Lee Isaac Chung tells a semi-autobiographical tale of growing up Korean-American in the heartland. Lee Isaac Chung was on the verge of quitting filmmaking when...
Jul 16, 2024 · Lee Isaac Chung is barely settled in a café chair parked on this South Pasadena sidewalk when he begins our conversation with the question he’s most expecting: “So how did I go from Minari to...
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Jul 14, 2024 · Lee Isaac Chung’s Upward Spiral. Four years after the release of his Oscar-winning drama, “Minari,” the director enters the eye of the summer-movie storm with “Twisters.” By Justin Chang. July...
