Lee Isaac Chung

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1978-10-19 (46 years old)

Place of Birth Denver, Colorado, USA

Also Known As 리 아이작 정, 정이삭

Lee Isaac Chung

Biography

Lee Isaac Chung (born October 19, 1978) is an American filmmaker. His debut feature, Munyurangabo (2007), was officially selected 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  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, and 2024, he directed the blockbuster disaster film Twisters. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lee Isaac Chung, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Director

The Traveler

as Director

2024
Twisters

as Director

2024
2021
Minari

as Director

2019
The Mandalorian

as Director

2015
2013
Abigail Harm

as Director

2010
Lucky Life

as Director

2008
Munyurangabo

as Director

2004
Highway

as Director

Writer

Your Name

as Writer

2021
Minari

as Writer

2013
Abigail Harm

as Writer

2010
Lucky Life

as Writer

2008
Munyurangabo

as Writer

Editor

2013
Abigail Harm

as Editor

2010
Lucky Life

as Editor

2008
Munyurangabo

as Editor

Camera

2015
I Have Seen My Last Born

as Director of Photography

2013
Abigail Harm

as Director of Photography

2008
Munyurangabo

as Director of Photography

Actor

1996
1953
The Oscars

as Self

Producer

2015
2008
Munyurangabo

as Producer