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Lee Isaac Chung

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 10/19/1978 (45) | Denver, Colorado (United States of America (USA))
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. Chung gained fame for directing the semi-autobiographical film Minari (2020), for which he received numerous major awards and nominations, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at the 93rd Academy Awards. In 2023, he directed an episode in the third season of the Star Wars series The Mandalorian. ()
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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. The first narrative feature film in the Kinyarwanda language, the film was an Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, the Busan International Film Festival. He also directed the feature films Lucky Life (2010) and Abigail Harm (2012).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Fantasy | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for Lee Isaac Chung

Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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TV Shows/Series with Lee Isaac Chung as Actor(1)

as himself1996 The Daily Show

Movies with Lee Isaac Chung as Crew(15)

Directing/Director2024 Twisters
Writing/Writer2023 Your Name
Directing/Director2021 Minari
Writing/Writer2021 Minari
Camera/Director of Photography2015 I Have Seen My Last Born
Directing/Director2015 I Have Seen My Last Born
Production/Producer2015 I Have Seen My Last Born
Camera/Director of Photography2013 Abigail Harm
Directing/Director2013 Abigail Harm
Editing/Editor2013 Abigail Harm
Writing/Writer2013 Abigail Harm
Directing/Director2010 Lucky Life
Editing/Editor2010 Lucky Life
Writing/Writer2010 Lucky Life
Directing/Director2004 Highway

TV Shows/Series with Lee Isaac Chung as Crew(2)

Production/Executive Producer2023 BEEF
Directing/Director2019 The Mandalorian

Full Name: Lee Isaac I-sak Jeong
Born: Thursday, 10/19 1978 (October) in Denver, Colorado (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 45 years + 152 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Educated at: Yale University, University of Utah, Lincoln High School
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Other names for Lee Isaac Chung (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"리 아이작 정"
"정이삭"
"Chŏng Isak" (McCune-Reischauer Romanization)
"Jeong Isak" (Revised Romanization)
Lee Isaac Chung frequently works together with these people:
Jon Favreau (6x, Actor)
Taika Waititi (5x, Crew)
Rick Famuyiwa (5x, Crew)
Misty Rosas (5x, Actress)
Stephen Colbert (4x, Actor)
Jon Stewart (4x, Actor)
Rory Albanese (4x, Crew)
Dave Filoni (4x, Crew)
Lee Sung-jin (4x, Crew)
Chris Bartlett (4x, Actor)
Chris Freihofer (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:630377, Added: 10/21/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024