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Chung had accompanied his wife Valerie, an art therapist, to Rwanda in 2006 when she volunteered to work with those affected by the 1994 genocide. He taught a film-making class at a relief base in Kigali. The movie was an opportunity to present the contemporary reality of Rwanda and to provide his students with practical film training.
Feb 26, 2021 · Justin J Wee for The New York Times. After film school, Chung accompanied his wife, Valerie, a therapist, to Rwanda, where she had been doing volunteer work for years with the Christian ...
Minari ( Korean : 미나리; lit. water celery; [minaɾi]) is a 2020 American drama film written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung. It stars Steven Yeun, Han Ye-ri, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho, Youn Yuh-jung, and Will Patton. A semi-autobiographical take on Chung's upbringing, the plot follows a family of South Korean immigrants who move to rural ...
Mar 3, 2021 · Married couple Jacob and Monica Yi (Steven Yeun and Yeri Han) relocate from California to a farm in Arkansas in the film Minari. Director Lee Isaac Chung says the film was inspired by...
Apr 26, 2021 · Pool/Getty Images. As the names were read for the 2021 Academy Awards ' Best Director category, Lee Isaac Chung's wife Valerie Chung may have been sensing some nerves coming from him,...
Feb 23, 2021 · Published: 7:00 AM PST, February 23, 2021. Director Lee Isaac Chung and star Steven Yeun reflect on making the Korean-American coming-of-age film. Minari has been a lifetime in the making for ...
Mar 2, 2021 · An interview with the "Minari" director about growing up in Arkansas, the cultural power of food and the recent Golden Globes controversy.
