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Justin Chon is a writer, director, and actor known for his '90s LA Riots drama Gook (2017), which won the NEXT category of the Sundance Film Festival and went on to win him the Independent Spirit award for "someone to watch" in 2018.
Justin Jitae Chon[ 2] (born May 29, 1981) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has directed three films, Gook (2017), Ms. Purple (2019), and Blue Bayou (2021). [ 3] He is also known for portraying Eric Yorkie in The Twilight Saga film series. [ 4] He is a member of the K-pop parody group Boys Generally Asian.
Sep 17, 2021 · With Justin Chon, Alicia Vikander, Mark O'Brien, Linh-Dan Pham. As a Korean-American man raised in the Louisiana bayou works hard to make a life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past as he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever called home.
Blue Bayou is a 2021 American drama film written and directed by Justin Chon. The film stars Chon, Alicia Vikander, Mark O'Brien, Linh Dan Pham, Sydney Kowalske, Vondie Curtis-Hall and Emory Cohen .
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Jan 19, 2018 · Gook: Directed by Justin Chon. With Simone Baker, Justin Chon, Curtiss Cook Jr., David So. Two Korean-American brothers run a shoe store in L.A. county. Their friend, black eleven-year-old Kamilla, drops in and helps. On this day, the Rodney King verdict ignites the 1992 L.A. riots.
Multi-hyphenate Justin Chon has crafted an impressive melodrama, rich in Louisiana atmosphere and with a timely message, but Blue Bayou is marred by its reliance on symbolism and sentiment.
Justin Jitae Chon (born May 29, 1981) is an American actor, director, and YouTube personality. He has directed Gook (2017), Ms. Purple (2019), and Blue Bayou (2021). He is also known for portraying Eric Yorkie in The Twilight Saga film series.
Sep 16, 2021 · “Blue Bayou” tells the harrowing story of an American we rarely see in film. Justin Chon ’s Antonio LeBlanc, a Korean adoptee living in Louisiana, faces deportation to a country he doesn’t know after an altercation with a police officer.
An interview with writer/director/star Justin Chon about his new film, Blue Bayou.