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Kogonada

Directing
Seoul, South Korea

Biography

Park Joong Eun (Korean: 박중은), known professionally as Kogonada, is a South Korean-born American filmmaker. He is known for his video essays that analyze the content, form, and structure of various films and television series. The essays frequently use narration and editing as lenses and highlight a director's aesthetic. Kogonada regularly contributes to Sight & Sound and is often commissioned by The Criterion Collection to create supplemental videos for its home video releases. He has also written, directed and edited the feature films Columbus (2017) and After Yang (2021). He also directed two episodes of the Star Wars Disney+ series The Acolyte (2024).

Personal Details

Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Seoul, South Korea
Known For
Directing

Also Known As

Park Joong Eun
박중은

Movies (34)

Zi

Zi

Director (Directing)

2026

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
6.3

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

Director (Directing)

2025

Art-House America: Austin Film Society

Art-House America: Austin Film Society

as Self

2023

After Yang
6.4

After Yang

Editor (Editing)

2022

Columbus Story

Columbus Story

Director (Directing)

2019

Once There Was Everything
7.0

Once There Was Everything

Director (Directing)

2017

Columbus
7.1

Columbus

Director (Directing)

2017

Wes Anderson: From Above
6.8

Wes Anderson: From Above

Director (Directing)

2017

Way of Ozu
6.8

Way of Ozu

Director (Directing)

2016

Godard in Fragments
6.5

Godard in Fragments

Director (Directing)

2016

The Way of Folk

The Way of Folk

Editorial Staff (Crew)

2016

Restoring the Apu Trilogy
8.0

Restoring the Apu Trilogy

Director (Directing)

2015

Dreams of Cinema

Dreams of Cinema

as Narrator

2015

Elemental

Elemental

Director (Directing)

2015

On Solace

On Solace

as Narrator

2015

Mirrors of Bergman
6.5

Mirrors of Bergman

Director (Directing)

2015

Auteur in Space
6.6

Auteur in Space

Director (Directing)

2015

Criterion Designs

Criterion Designs

Director (Directing)

2014

Trick or Truth
6.7

Trick or Truth

Director (Directing)

2014

The Eye & the Beholder

The Eye & the Beholder

Director (Directing)

2014

Eyes of Hitchcock
6.6

Eyes of Hitchcock

Director (Directing)

2014

Hands of Bresson
6.8

Hands of Bresson

Director (Directing)

2014

Wes Anderson: Centered
6.8

Wes Anderson: Centered

Editor (Editing)

2014

Linklater: On Cinema and Time
7.1

Linklater: On Cinema and Time

Director (Directing)

2013

What Is Neorealism?
7.4

What Is Neorealism?

Director (Directing)

2013

Malick: Fire & Water
7.1

Malick: Fire & Water

Editor (Editing)

2013

The World According to Koreeda Hirokazu
8.0

The World According to Koreeda Hirokazu

Director (Directing)

2013

BIFA: 15 Years
7.0

BIFA: 15 Years

Director (Directing)

2013

Against Tyranny: Video Essay on King of the Hill
6.5

Against Tyranny: Video Essay on King of the Hill

Director (Directing)

2013

Ozu: Passageways
7.5

Ozu: Passageways

Director (Directing)

2012

Stanley Kubrick: One-Point Perspective
7.0

Stanley Kubrick: One-Point Perspective

Director (Directing)

2012

Sounds of Aronofsky
6.8

Sounds of Aronofsky

Director (Directing)

2012

Tarantino: From Below
6.0

Tarantino: From Below

Editor (Editing)

2012

Lunch Line

Lunch Line

Director (Directing)

2010

TV Shows (2)