Lee Isaac Chung
- January 9, 2024
- Film Director
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Lee Isaac Chung |
| Occupation | Film Director |
| Date Of Birth | Oct 19, 1978(1978-10-19) |
| Age | 46 |
| Birthplace | Denver |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Colorado |
| Horoscope | Libra |
Lee Isaac Chung Biography
| Name | Lee Isaac Chung |
| Birthday | Oct 19 |
| Birth Year | 1978 |
| Place Of Birth | Denver |
| Home Town | Colorado |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Parents | Han Gil Chung |
| Spouse | Valerie Chung |
Lee Isaac Chung is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on October 19, 1978 in Denver, Colorado, United States.
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. American critic Roger Ebert calls it “in every frame a beautiful and powerful film — a masterpiece.” For the film, Chung was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and the Breakthrough Director Award at the Gotham Awards. He also directed the feature films Lucky Life (2010) and Abigail Harm (2012).
His directorial debut, the Rwanda-set Munyurangabo, premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival (Official Selection: Un Certain Regard) to great acclaims. A collaboration with students at an international relief base in Kigali and an intimate story about the friendship between two boys in the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide, the film has played as an official selection at top film festivals worldwide, including the Busan International Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, the Rotterdam International Film Festival, Roger Ebert’s Ebertfest, and AFI Fest in Hollywood, where it won the festival’s Grand Prize. It was an official selection of the New Directors/New Films Festival at New York’s Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art. For the film, Chung was a nominee at the Independent Spirit Awards (“Someone to Watch,” 2008) and the Gotham Awards
Lee Isaac Chung Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Film Director |
| House | Living in own house. |
Lee Isaac Chung is one of the richest Film Director from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lee Isaac Chung 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Lee Isaac Chung was born October 19, 1978 in Denver, Colorado and grew up on a small farm in a rural town Lincoln, Arkansas. His family comes from South Korea. He attended Yale University to study Biology. At Yale, with exposure to world cinema in his senior year, he dropped his plans for medical school to pursue filmmaking.
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Who is Lee Isaac Chung Dating?
According to our records, Lee Isaac Chung married to Valerie Chung. As of December 1, 2023, Lee Isaac Chung’s is not dating anyone.
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Chung also co-directed the 2015 Rwandan documentary “I Have Seen My Last Born” with Samuel Gray Anderson. Produced by Chung, Anderson, John Kwezi,and Eugene Suen, the film focuses on the family relations and history of a genocide survivor in modern-day Rwanda.
Facts & Trivia
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Is Minari a true story?
Written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung, Minariis, at least in part, based on a true story. Minari, which won a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, follows the story of an immigrant Korean family who move from California to Arkansas in hopes for a better life and land to call their own.
Does Lee Isaac Chung have a heart condition?
Chung grew up in the 1980s on a farm in Arkansas. He had a heart murmur , a condition he’s bestowed upon the fictional David, played by acting discovery Alan Kim.
How old is Lee Isaac Chung?
43 years (October 19, 1978)
Who wrote Minari?
Lee Isaac Chung
What does Minari mean in Korean?
Minari is the Korean name for oenanthe javanica , a perennial herb that is grown throughout East Asia. In every country it is cultivated, minari has picked up a different name: Chinese celery, Japanese parsley, Indian pennywort, Java water dropwort, or water celery.