She is a founding member of the women's feminist film collective "Bariteo," which was established in 1989. She worked as a cinematographer on Even Little Grass Has Its Own Name (dir. Kim So-young, 1989), a short film about gender discrimination at work, and My Children (dir. Doe Sung-hee, 1990), a documentary film about childcare in a poor neighborhood. Her first documentary Women Being in Asia (1993) centers on the sex trade in Asia, particularly the sex tourism of Jeju Island.
| Name | Byun Young-joo |
|---|---|
| Also Known As | 변영주, Byeon Yeong-ju |
| Birthday | 1966-12-20 |
| Gender | Female |
| IMDB | Byun Young-joo profile on IMDB |
| Place of Birth | South Korea |
