About
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).
Filmography
Doors of Bresson2026 · Director
Zi2026 · Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey2025 · Executive Producer, Director
After Yang2022 · Editor, Writer, Director
Columbus Story2019 · Director
Once There Was Everything2017 · Director
Columbus2017 · Editor, Writer, Director
What Is Neorealism?2017 · Director
Wes Anderson: From Above2017 · Director, Editor
Way of Ozu2016 · Director
Godard in Fragments2016 · Director
The Way of Folk2016 · Director, Editorial Staff
Restoring the Apu Trilogy2015 · Director
Dreams of Cinema2015 · Writer, Editor, Director
Elemental2015 · Editor, Director
On Solace2015 · Director, Writer, Editor
Mirrors of Bergman2015 · Director, Editor
Auteur in Space2015 · Editor, Director
Criterion Designs2014 · Director
Trick or Truth2014 · Director