Yeon Jin Lee

Yeon Jin Lee is a Korean-American filmmaker, and an alumna of the M.F.A. Program in Film & Television Production at the USC School of Cinematic Arts (SCA). Prior to film school, Yeon Jin worked for five years as a full-time computer scientist in the Intelligent Robotics Group at NASA, and as a technical director intern at Pixar Animation Studios. Yeon Jin believes that filmmakers have the unique opportunity to provoke thought and engender empathy through storytelling. Her experiences as one of the few female engineers at UC Berkeley and NASA, and as a first-generation immigrant, have given her much insight into the unique challenges one faces as a minority. Her goal is to continue writing suspense thrillers centered on characters from underrepresented, minority communities whose experiences she shares.