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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. 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.
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.
Feb 26, 2021 · With “Minari,” Lee Isaac Chung tells a semi-autobiographical tale of growing up Korean-American in the heartland.
Jul 17, 2024 · In early 2019, Twisters director Lee Isaac Chung had come to terms with the fact his filmmaking career might be over. He’d already recognized the writing on the wall a year earlier and decided to...
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...
Mar 3, 2021 · 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, began with a list.
Feb 22, 2021 · “Minari” writer-director Lee Isaac Chung. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) By Lee Isaac Chung. Feb. 22, 2021 6 AM PT. Many have asked how I got the idea to write “Minari,” and, up to now,...
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.
Apr 23, 2021 · Oscar-nominated director Lee Isaac Chung said he used to be a cinema purist and a little anti-Hollywood. Here's what changed his mind.
