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Yong Ok Lee
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Yong Ok Lee is a Los Angeles-based production designer. She received her MFA in Production Design from the American Film Institute. She is originally from Seoul, South Korea, where she began her career in the fashion industry as a buyer and merchandiser for F&F before becoming a fashion editor for industry publication Fashion Biz. Her work in Korea include box office top 10 hits such as SEVEN DAYS, starring Yunjin Kim (Lost, Mistresses). Projects now take her across the United States, in addition to South Korea and China.  THE FAREWELL, starring Awkwafina, first screened at 2019 Sundance and went on to win Best Actress - Musical or Comedy at the 2020 Golden Globes along with another 30+ awards from around the world. An excerpt from The Hollywood Reporter:  “Cinematographer Anna Franquesa Solano and production designer Yong Ok Lee fill the widescreen frame with eye-catching visuals that never feel too studied.” - full review Her most recent work MINARI, starring Steven Yeun, won the Grand Jury Award and Audience Award at 2020 Sundance. An excerpt from IndieWire:  “Production designer Yong Ok Lee does a brilliant job of gradually filling the once empty trailer with a rich sense of personal history over the course of the film” - full review  Her other US credits include THEY (Cannes), DEAD WOMEN WALKING (Tribeca, Venice) and MARVELOUS AND THE BLACK HOLE (Tribeca) among many others.

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Film Production

Art Direction:
2006  How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men
2006  Puzzle
2007  Seven Days
2008  A Secret Scandal
2010  Haunters
2010  Parallel Life

Production Design:
2006  How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men
2006  Puzzle
2007  Seven Days
2008  A Secret Scandal
2010  Haunters
2010  Parallel Life
2014  Instant Getaway
2014  Touch
2016  Care
2016  Pandemic
2017  Indiana
2018  They
2019  The Farewell
2019  The Illegal
2020  Phony
2021  Minari
2021  Nian
2022  Marvelous and the Black Hole
2022  Umma
2024  Drive-Away Dolls

Set Decoration:
2006  How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men
2006  Puzzle
2007  Seven Days
2008  A Secret Scandal
2010  Haunters
2010  Parallel Life
2014  Instant Getaway
2014  Touch
2015  Close Range
2016  Care
2016  Pandemic
2017  Indiana
2018  They
2019  The Farewell
2019  The Illegal
2020  Phony
2021  Minari
2021  Nian
2022  Marvelous and the Black Hole
2022  Umma
2024  Drive-Away Dolls

Set Dresser:
2006  How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men
2006  Puzzle
2007  Seven Days
2008  A Secret Scandal
2010  Haunters
2010  Parallel Life
2013  Wild Horses
2014  Instant Getaway
2014  Touch
2015  Close Range
2016  Care
2016  Pandemic
2017  Indiana
2018  They
2019  The Farewell
2019  The Illegal
2020  Phony
2021  Minari
2021  Nian
2022  Marvelous and the Black Hole
2022  Umma
2024  Drive-Away Dolls

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TV Production

Production Design:
2024  Expats

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