Lee Isaac Chung

Lee Isaac Chung was born on Oct 19, 1978 in USA. Lee Isaac Chung's big-screen debut came with Munyurangabo directed by Lee Isaac Chung in 2007. Lee Isaac Chung is known for Minari directed by Lee Isaac Chung, Alan Kim stars as David and Yeri Han as Monica. Lee Isaac Chung has got 29 awards and 78 nominations so far. The most recent award Lee Isaac Chung achieved is Austin Film Critics Association. The upcoming new movie Lee Isaac Chung plays is Minari which will be released on Feb 12, 2021.

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. He studied film at the University of Utah, earning his MFA in 2004.Chung's first film, Munyurangabo, premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival to great acclaim. Variety called the film "an astonishing and thoroughly masterful debut;" American critic Roger Ebert called it "a beautiful and powerful film - a masterpiece." His second film, Lucky Life, was developed at the Cinefondation at the Cannes Film Festival and premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival and 2010 Torino Film Festival.Chung resides in Brooklyn, New York with his wife Valerie. In 2007, he partnered with local filmmakers in Rwanda to create Almond Tree Films Rwanda, a successful film production company and academy in Rwanda.