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Sep 13, 2019

Originally from Seoul, South Korea, Yong worked in the fashion industry and eventually received an MFA in Production Design from the American Film Institute.

Yong's work in Korea include box office top ten hits such as Seven Days starring Yunjin Kim. Her US credits include Pandemic, We Go OnIndianaThey, Dismissed, Grace, and Dead Women Walking.

One of Yong's most recent projects, the acclaimed The Farewell, starring Awkwafina, screened at Sundance and was a nominated for the Grand Jury Prize there.