Christine Yoo
Christine Yoo (2020) is an independent filmmaker based in California. She has worked as a TV producer on series for National Geographic, History, Oxygen and public television with Warner Brothers, Dick Wolf Films and Revelations Entertainment. As an independent filmmaker, she turns her view to stories from the underground and under-served and has received support from Sundance, Rogovy Foundation, and corporate sponsors including Korean Air, Hyundai and LG Mobile. Her short thesis film “Yellow Belle,” about growing up in America’s South navigating racial lines as a Korean-American, broadcast on POV and premiered at the Busan International Film Festival. She co-wrote ”Afro Samurai,” a 5-part anime franchise starring Samuel L. Jackson, produced by Japanese animation house GDH/Gonzo for Fuji and Spike TV; directed, produced and co-wrote “Wedding Palace,” self-distributing the film into 6 major US markets where it had a 14-week theatrical run, 2-year festival run and screened in 50+ social impact screenings on college campuses and community groups across the US and currently on Amazon.
As a Logan fellow, Christine will work on her first feature documentary, “26.2 to Life: The San Quentin Prison Marathon,” about the prison’s long distance running club.