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Byun Young-joo
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Byun Young-joo

Born 20 December 1966 · Seoul, South Korea
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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
Queen Mantis
Ardor
Black Out
Flying Boys
Repatriation
The Murmuring
My Own Breathing
Habitual Sadness
A Woman Being in Asia
Helpless
Flying Boys
Repatriation
Ardor
My Own Breathing
Habitual Sadness
The Murmuring
A Woman Being in Asia
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