Grace Lee is an American film director and producer of Korean heritage, born and raised in Columbia, Missouri. Situated within the tradition of independent filmmaking, Lee first gained recognition with...

  The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and was released in Korean theaters later that year. For both the film industry and local cinemagoers, this...

Jeong Chang-hwa and Five Fingers of Death marked an era when a booming regional film industry and expanding viewership paved the way for transnational collaboration. Directors and actors crossed borders...

Before filmmakers such as Park Chan-wook, Kim Jee-woon, and Kim Hong-sun expanded their artistic influence beyond national borders, Jeong Chang-hwa had already engaged in transnational collaboration during...