공주안 Esther Yun Kong
Esther Yun Kong is a Korean-American writer, director, and cinematographer based in South Korea and New York, constructing images where beauty intersects with the grotesque. Through a delicate balance of the real and the surreal, she hopes to create introspective films. Her recent film "FACETIME" was officially selected at the CineYouth Festival by the ACADEMY AWARD®-QUALIFYING Chicago International Film Festival.
She is based in New York and South Korea and is currently studying film/video at Pratt Institute.
“"We can never get close to the truth except through lying." - Kiarostami
2018 - 2021 Hamilton High School
2021 - 2025 Pratt Institute (Film/Video BFA)
2023
The Woman Who Makes Tofu in Prison (감옥에서 두부 만드는 여자) | 00:00:00 | Short Film | Korean w/ English Sub
Personal Works
script, director, cinematographer, editor, color
The Wedding Ring Thief (결혼 반지 도둑) | 00:00:00 | Short Film | English, Korean
Selected for 2023 Seeman-Burse Scholarship
Self-Portrait Using Textile Project | 00:02:09 | Short Film | English
director, cinematographer editor, color
50 Meters | 00:00:00 | Experimental Film | English
director, cinematographer, editor, color
Far From the Sky | 00:00:00 | Short Film | Korean w/ English Subtitles
Contract Works
script supervisor, DIT, on set translator, director’s assistant
in post-production
2022
FACETIME | 00:05:52 | Short Experimental Documentary | Korean & English
Personal Works
script, director, co-cinematographer, editor, color
2022 CineAsian Films Festival Official Selection
2023 TIDE Film Festival Official Selection
2023 CineYouth Festival by Chicago International Film Festival Official Selection
2022 NOWNESS ASIA Experiments Official Selection
황새 (Stork) | 00:06:06 | Short Film | Korean w/ English Sub
script, director, cinematographer, editor, color
2022 New York Lift-Off Film Festival Official Selection
2022 First-Time Filmmaker Sessions hosted by Lift-Off Global Network Official Selection
Contract Works
Stress Me Out | 00:02:00 | Music Video | English
art assistant
점핑클럽 Jumping Club | IN POST-PRODUCTION | Short Film | Korean
art assistant
SIWFF Seoul International Film Festival Official Selection
2021
A Midnight Walk | 17 x 22 inches | Color Pencil Drawing
Personal Works
School of Visual Arts Galleries New Talent 21’ Official Selection
script, director, producer, editor, color
Dirty Mirror | 10 x 8 inches | Mixed Media
National Art League 90th Annual Juried Open Exhibition Official Selection
BABY | 00:01:00 | Experimental Film | English
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for Film and Animation Silver Key