ellie koo 𓆝⋆. ellie koo 𓆝⋆.
Ellie Yaejin Koo (b. Incheon, 2002) is a filmmaker, educator, and artist based on Lenapehoking land (Philadelphia, PA).
Their work explores the Korean-American identity, Diasporic Ecologies, Personal Memory, and Language. They currently attend Temple University for an MFA in Film and Media Arts.
Their tea of choice at the moment is sweet jeju tangerine with honey. Best enjoyed with a savory pastry, something buttery. serve iced.
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elliekoo78@gmail.com
Gu-Neon | 2024
16mm to Digital + Video, 10’01
SCREENINGS
- Film Diary 4, Brooklyn, NY – Mar 2026
- St. Bimbo’s Film Church, Brooklyn, NY – Dec 2025
- VideoSoundArchive, Virtual – June 2025
- Home Videos, Dizzy Magazine, Virtual Broadcast, Curated by Bobby Salvör Menuez – Jan 2024
DESCRIPTION
On the coming of age as a Korean immigrant after nine years of imagining away from the homeland, reflecting on the distancing from a cultural childhood and grieving the memories that were never made.