Based in Zürich and Seoul
Studied Filmmaking and Art Theory at Korea National University of Arts, Fine Arts at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
M.F.A at Zürcher Hochschule der Künste
Studied Filmmaking and Art Theory at Korea National University of Arts, Fine Arts at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
M.F.A at Zürcher Hochschule der Künste
Its Place
Director, Screenwriter, CinematographerKorean Film Council (2021) , DMZ Docs (2021)
Maid’s Room
Director, Screenwriter, CinematographerEBS International Documentary Festival (2019, 2020), Korea Radio Promotion Association (2019), Korea Creative Content Agency (2020)
Snowball
Director, Screenwriter, EditorKorean Film Council (2017), Seoul International Women’s Film Festival : SIWFF (2018) - Asian Short Competition, Women’s Film Festival in Incheon : WFFII (2018) - Short Film Section 4, Women's Film Festival in Gwangju (2018) - Short Films, GwangHwaMun International Short Film Festival : GISFF (2018) - New Filmmaker, Seoul International Senior Film Festival : SISFF (2019), Seoul Guro International Kids Children Film Festival : GUKIFF (2019) - Short Film Competition, Korea Broadcasting Sysmtem (2022) and more
Slumber
Director, Screenwriter, EditorDeasung Video Exposition of Chungbuk Cultural Foundation (2018), Wednesday’s Cinema of Korea National University of Arts (2019)
The World of Us
Script SupervisorBerlin International Film Festival (2016) - Generation, ZLIN Film Festival - International Film Festival for Children and Youth (2016) - International competition of feature films for children - The Golden Slipper, Busan International Film Festival : BIFF (2016) - Korean Cinema Today-Panorama, The Blue Dragon Awards (2016) - Best New Director, Paeksang Arts Awards (2017) - Film Awards - Best Screenplay and more
Documentary
WIP
Its Place
Its Place is a documentary feature written and directed by Yoo Ra HONG and produced by Sarah KANG.
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It has been funded by Korean Film Council (2021) and DMZ Docs (2021).
Synopsis
Yoo Ra, who lives in Lyon, France, is a filmmaker who finds herself deeply moved while walking on Rue du Premier Film, a road where the Lumière brothers’ <Workers Leaving The Factory in Lyon> was filmed. Living in France, flourishing her universe, seems to have started quite smoothly, but Yoo Ra gets tired of racism and linguistic limitations that she faces in everyday life.
Yoo Ra’s father, Jin Pyo, is an architect who runs an architectural company in Seoul, South Korea. Most clients ask him for buildings that can be constructed faster and cheaper. He had no choice but to compromise with reality but is an architect who is relieved to meet and work from time to time with clients who respect his architectural philosophy.
One day, while talking on the phone with Jin Pyo, Yoo Ra finds out that one of his projects, which won a contest, has been canceled fifteen years ago due to urban redevelopment. Looking at the remaining architectural drawings of the building that would have become a community center for local people, Yoo Ra regrets that the building containing Jin Pyo’s concerns has not been completed, and feels pity for him.
She decides to record Jin Pyo’s passions in the buildings designed by him as he embarked on his journey to find his place as an architect. She also tries to complete the project he couldn’t finish in her own way.
Yoo Ra, who works between South Korea and France, looking back on Jin Pyo’s life, also looks for the path she should follow as an asian-woman-filmmaker. In this way, Yoo Ra finds her place where her artistry and identity situate. It captures the journey of Jin Pyo’s artistic heritage leading to Yoo Ra’s art, not just Jin Pyo’s buildings.
It has been funded by Korean Film Council (2021) and DMZ Docs (2021).
Synopsis
Yoo Ra, who lives in Lyon, France, is a filmmaker who finds herself deeply moved while walking on Rue du Premier Film, a road where the Lumière brothers’ <Workers Leaving The Factory in Lyon> was filmed. Living in France, flourishing her universe, seems to have started quite smoothly, but Yoo Ra gets tired of racism and linguistic limitations that she faces in everyday life.
Yoo Ra’s father, Jin Pyo, is an architect who runs an architectural company in Seoul, South Korea. Most clients ask him for buildings that can be constructed faster and cheaper. He had no choice but to compromise with reality but is an architect who is relieved to meet and work from time to time with clients who respect his architectural philosophy.
One day, while talking on the phone with Jin Pyo, Yoo Ra finds out that one of his projects, which won a contest, has been canceled fifteen years ago due to urban redevelopment. Looking at the remaining architectural drawings of the building that would have become a community center for local people, Yoo Ra regrets that the building containing Jin Pyo’s concerns has not been completed, and feels pity for him.
She decides to record Jin Pyo’s passions in the buildings designed by him as he embarked on his journey to find his place as an architect. She also tries to complete the project he couldn’t finish in her own way.
Yoo Ra, who works between South Korea and France, looking back on Jin Pyo’s life, also looks for the path she should follow as an asian-woman-filmmaker. In this way, Yoo Ra finds her place where her artistry and identity situate. It captures the journey of Jin Pyo’s artistic heritage leading to Yoo Ra’s art, not just Jin Pyo’s buildings.
Fiction
4K, 1.85:1, 19’59”, 2018
Snowball
Snowball is a short fiction written and directed by Yoo Ra HONG.
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It has been funded by Korean Film Council (2017) and screened at several film festivals such as Seoul International Women’s Film Festival : SIWFF (2018) - Asian Short Competition, GwangHwaMun International Short Film Festival : GISFF (2018) - New Filmmaker, Seoul International Senior Film Festival : SISFF (2019) and more. It is Yoo Ra’s graduate film, she won the congratulations of the jury (영상원 추천작, les félicitations du jury).
Now it is available on Amazon Prime Video, Purplay, Watcha and more.
Synopsis
Mijung, who lives with her daughter Bomi and her sister Yunjung, works in a nursery at an outlet store. Around Christmas, Mijung encounters Yunjung’s daughter Jeehee and her stepmother in the nursery.
Director’s Note
Despite all, one carries on.
It has been funded by Korean Film Council (2017) and screened at several film festivals such as Seoul International Women’s Film Festival : SIWFF (2018) - Asian Short Competition, GwangHwaMun International Short Film Festival : GISFF (2018) - New Filmmaker, Seoul International Senior Film Festival : SISFF (2019) and more. It is Yoo Ra’s graduate film, she won the congratulations of the jury (영상원 추천작, les félicitations du jury).
Now it is available on Amazon Prime Video, Purplay, Watcha and more.
Synopsis
Mijung, who lives with her daughter Bomi and her sister Yunjung, works in a nursery at an outlet store. Around Christmas, Mijung encounters Yunjung’s daughter Jeehee and her stepmother in the nursery.
Director’s Note
Despite all, one carries on.
Fiction
2K, 1.85:1, 14’37”, 2017
Slumber
Slumber is a short fiction written and directed by Yoo Ra HONG.
It has been screened at Daesung Video Exposition of Chungbuk Cultural Foundation (2018) and Wednesday Cinema of Korea National University of Arts (2019).
Now it is available on Purplay.
It has been screened at Daesung Video Exposition of Chungbuk Cultural Foundation (2018) and Wednesday Cinema of Korea National University of Arts (2019).
Now it is available on Purplay.
Synopsis
Jee-hee, a thirteen-year-old girl, who lives in a redevelopment area, will move into a new house tomorrow.
Director’s Note
One day even bitter memories will feel as if you woke up from a slumber.
Jee-hee, a thirteen-year-old girl, who lives in a redevelopment area, will move into a new house tomorrow.
Director’s Note
One day even bitter memories will feel as if you woke up from a slumber.