Jun Hee is a Seoul and Los Angeles based writer/director whose work focuses on family stories about Koreans and the Korean diaspora. His recent works include UNCLE, a short film about a 70-year-old porn theater owner in Seoul that tries to dissuade his 35-year-old son from selling off the family business, and YOU CAN SLEEP ON THE FLOOR FLOOR, a comedy TV pilot in development about four Korean American boys who chase sex in Seoul before their mandatory military service, only to discover love, class, and identity.
For his directing work, Jun Hee won a Directors Guild of America Student Film Award and has been nominated for the Best Short Film for the Blue Dragon Awards in South Korea. Furthermore, his works have been recognized by the Gotham Awards and gained worldwide distribution through Focus Features. His works have played at various festivals and venues around the world.
For his written work, Jun Hee was selected as a 2021 Screenwriting Mentorship Fellow by the Korean Scenario Writers Association and Korea Creative Content Agency.
Jun Hee received his MFA in Film Directing from UCLA and earned his BA in Philosophy from Rice University. He also served in the South Korean Army and was honorably discharged May 2016 as a Sergeant. He speaks fluent Korean and English.
Filmmaker Magazine Interview (in English)
KBS Interview (In Korean)
For inquiries, contact at jhan232@gmail.com
