Lee Isaac Chung Biography & Movies

Lee Isaac Chung is an American director and screenwriter. He is best known for his film Minari (2020). Lee was born in Denver, Colorado to Korean parents. He and his family would later move to Lincoln, Arkansas, where he attended Lincoln High school. He then went to Yale to study biology with a major in ecology. He would later drop his plans for medical school to pursue filmmaking, leading him to study film at the University of Utah, earning his Masters of Fine Arts in 2004. Lee made his... See All