Yi Ok-seop
Born: 1987-05-29 in Seoul, South Korea
Known For: Directing
Biography
YI Ok-seop, born in 1987, graduated from the Seoul Institute of the Arts and later the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA). She debuted in 2010 with the short Please, Find My Mom. Most notable among her many short movies are A Dangerous Woman, which marked the first time she shared the direction with actor and director KOO Kyo-hwan, best known for Jane. KOO went on to serve as co-director for most of her following projects, while also appearing before the camera in some of them. For Girls on top, YI managed to get the participation of star actress CHUN Woo-hee. She also contributed to the anthology Now Playing, which was made to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Seoul Independent Film Festival. Her debut feature, Maggie, became the 14th film project officially supported by the National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea, as it touches upon several social issues, like spy-cam porn, unemployment, real estate and city redevelopment, that often make the headlines in Korea. Featuring MOON So-ri and KOO, the film won the Citizen Critics’ Award at the Busan International Film Festival, as well as the Audience Award and the Grand Prix at the Osaka Asian Film Festival.
Filmography
2025
- I am a Rich Man ... (Director)
- Getaway and Go with Jangdobari
2024
- Jinx Montage ... (Editor)
2023
- Salon Drip as Self
2022
- Replacement Driver VLOG ... (Editor)
- Super Star Lee Hyori ... (Director)
- Love Villain ... (Director)
- Seoul Check-in as Self
2021
- Leave the Door Open ... (Director)
2018
- Movie Room as Herself
- Adulthood as Pal-soon-yeon
- Leave a message after beep ... (Editor)
- Closing Date as Ok-seop
2017
- Girls on Top ... (Director)
2015
- Now Playing ... (Director)
- After School as Woman
- Love Docu ... (Director)
- Fly To The Sky as DJ
2014
- A Dangerous Woman ... (Director)
- The Night of the Prophet as Callcenter
- Allergy as Girl
2012
- RAZ on Air ... (Director)
2010
- Please, Find My Mom ... (Director)