Kogonada
Directing
Biography
Park Joong Eun (Korean: 박중은), known professionally as Kogonada, is a South Korean-born American filmmaker. He is known for his video essays that analyze the content, form, and structure of various films and television series. The essays frequently use narration and editing as lenses and highlight a director's aesthetic. Kogonada regularly contributes to Sight & Sound and is often commissioned by The Criterion Collection to create supplemental videos for its home video releases. He has also written, directed and edited the feature films Columbus (2017) and After Yang (2021). He also directed two episodes of the Star Wars Disney+ series The Acolyte (2024).
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Kogonada
Filmography
Acting (2)
2023
2015
Dreams of Cinemaas Narrator
Production & Directing (34)
2026
Doors of BressonDirector
2026
ZiDirector
2.0
2026
ZiProducer
2.0
2026
ZiWriter
2.0
2026
ZiEditor
2.0
2025
A Big Bold Beautiful JourneyDirector
6.1
2025
A Big Bold Beautiful JourneyExecutive Producer
6.1
2022
After YangEditor
6.4
2022
After YangWriter
6.4
2022
After YangDirector
6.4
2019
Columbus StoryDirector
2017
Once There Was EverythingDirector
7.0
2017
ColumbusWriter
7.1
2017
ColumbusDirector
7.1
2017
ColumbusEditor
7.1
2017
What Is Neorealism?Director
7.5
2016
Way of OzuDirector
6.8
2016
Godard in FragmentsDirector
6.5
2016
The Way of FolkDirector
2016
The Way of FolkEditorial Staff
2015
Restoring the Apu TrilogyDirector
8.0
2015
Dreams of CinemaEditor
2015
Dreams of CinemaWriter
2015
Dreams of CinemaDirector
2015
ElementalEditor
2015
ElementalDirector
2014
Criterion DesignsDirector
2014
Trick or TruthDirector
6.8
2014
Hands of BressonDirector
6.8
2013
Linklater: On Cinema and TimeDirector
7.2
2013
BIFA: 15 YearsDirector
7.0
2010
Lunch LineDirector
2008
Young ArabsDirector
2008
Young ArabsDirector of Photography