Wesley CHO

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Wesley CHO

Biography

An acclaimed Korean-Canadian filmmaker of humanitarian cinema, Wesley received his bachelor’s degree in film studies and theater at Chung-Ang University and PhD in film production at Dongguk University. Since then, he has directed and produced a number of features and shorts such as Yellow Wind (2016), TranSiam (2011), and Alive in Havana (2010), which have screened in numerous film festivals all across the globe. Among his documentary work, Bira (2015), which screened at the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, received much critical acclaim and media attention as it captured unprecedented footage of daily life in North Korea. Wesley is currently a professor in the journalism and visual communications department at Keimyung University in South Korea and regularly travels abroad in pursuit of his documentary work.

Known For

Director

2019
Exchange Student

as Director

2016
Yellow Wind

as Director

2015
Bira

as Director

Producer

2021
Georgia

as Executive Producer

2018
Pepper

as Executive Producer

Camera

2015
Bira

as Director of Photography

Editor

2015
Bira

as Editor

Actor

2021
Georgia

as Male Teacher