So Yun Um
So Yun Um is a Korean American Director and Producer born and based in Los Angeles. She explores intimate and challenging stories of marginalized people with piercing humanity and poignant editing style.
Her directorial debut documentary feature film, LIQUOR STORE DREAMS, which is about second generation Korean American children of Liquor Store owners in the LA area, made its world premiere at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. The film screened at 24+ film festivals including Busan International Film Festival, BFI London, TIFF Next Wave, and had its broadcast premiere on PBS POV
So Yun is a 2022-2023 BAFTA Breakthrough USA participant, an alumnus of the 2021 CAAM Fellowship, Armed with a Camera Fellowship by Visual Communication, recipient of the Sundance Uprise Grant and a Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program Grantee.
Beyond filmmaking, she has produced a variety of branded K-pop content for Snapchat, Teen Vogue, FB/Meta and more.