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Mar 3, 2021 · Josh Ethan Johnson/A24. Director Lee Isaac Chung's inspiration for Minari, his semi-autobiographical film about a Korean American father who moves his family to a farm in rural Arkansas,...
Chung was born on October 19, 1978, in Denver, to a family from South Korea. His family lived briefly in Atlanta before moving to a small farm in rural Lincoln, Arkansas. He attended Lincoln High School. He is an alumnus of the U.S. Senate Youth Program. He attended Yale University to study biology. At Yale, with exposure to world cinema in his ...
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Mar 5, 2021 · The movie is all about family and dreams and struggle—and it’s a little bit about faith, too. I had a chance to talk with Chung this week about the win, his movie and the subtle sense of spirituality that permeates this story. (This interview has been edited lightly for readability.)
Apr 23, 2021 · “Munyurangabo,” Lee Isaac Chung’s first feature, is about two friends, Munyurangabo (Jeff Rutagengwa) and Sangwa (Eric Ndorunkundiye) who leave the city of Kigali and return to their village....
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Apr 16, 2021 · In a new featurette video exclusive to TheWrap, you can see images of Chung’s family in Arkansas in the 1980s, complete with a boxy farmhouse on wheels, just as in the film.
Feb 12, 2021 · Minari: Directed by Lee Isaac Chung. With Alan Kim, Han Yeri, Noel Cho, Steven Yeun. A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.
