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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.
Feb 26, 2021 · In 2018, around a decade after his first feature, the Rwandan drama “Munyurangabo,” opened to rave reviews at Cannes, Lee Isaac Chung was this close to ditching the capricious life of an indie...
Jul 15, 2024 · The Academy Award-nominated filmmaker behind that bittersweet and semiautobiographical portrait of South Korean immigrant life in rural Arkansas is now the director of “Twisters” — not a...
Feb 22, 2021 · Some unusual guidance is behind writing ‘Minari.’ Director Lee Isaac Chung explains
Birthday: Oct 19, 1978. Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, USA. Photos. See all photos. Filmography. Movies. Explore the filmography of Lee Isaac Chung on Rotten Tomatoes! Discover ratings,...
Lee Isaac Chung (born October 19, 1978) is an American film director and screenwriter. His debut feature Munyurangabo (2007) was an Official Selection at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.
Apr 4, 2021 · When Lee Isaac Chung was a boy, a fire on his family's farm in Arkansas burned through half of the fruit trees his father had been growing. As happens in Chung's new film Minari, the fire had...
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.
"Twisters" director Lee Isaac Chung was well aware that people might be upset about the ending of the disaster thriller - namely the fact that its hero Kate Cooper (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and her ...
