Yeajoon (Joon) Cho is a filmmaker based between Austin, TX & Los Angeles, CA. His work explores the intersections of memory, diaspora and personhood and has screened at notable festivals globally, including the Cinequest Film Festival, Calgary International Film Festival, Dances with Films and more, while receiving distinctions from the Academy Nicholl, the Black List, and the Sundance Cultural Impact Residency. Previously, he was the winner of the 2025 Humanitas Carol Mendelsohn Drama Award and was 1 of 4 directors selected for ColorCreative's inaugural FindYourPeople Fellowship Program, where his film was executive produced by Emmy-nominee Issa Rae to premiere at the 2025 Pan African Film Festival.

 

He is an alumnus of USC’s School of Cinematic Arts Graduate Film & Television Production Program as a recipient of the Jack Nicholson Screenwriting Award and the Bridges & Larson Directing Award and is currently supported through the Michener Fellowship.

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He is in post-production for his feature documentary CARBONDALE, 1999 and in development for his feature narrative debut, MONSTERS.