YOON-JOO JEE

Reawakening our life pulse through film, movement and shared experiences

Laurels for Best Experimental film at the 2024 Cambridge Short Film Festival.
Award laurel with text "Best Short Film by Female Filmmaker, Shorts On Tap London, 2023."
Cannes World Film Festival 2024 Best Women Film award laurel
Laurel wreath design with "Nominee Best Dance Film InShadow 2024" text.
Women X Film Festival 2024 honorable mention laurels symbol in white on black background.

In a time of ecological crisis and social fragmentation, I create art that restores presence, connection and a deeper sense of aliveness. Through film, movement and storytelling, my work sparks moments of beauty, catharsis and reconnection with ourselves, one another, and the living world.

FEATURED WORK

A body of work across film, performance and immersive storytelling, developed through cultural commissions, brand collaborations and research-driven partnerships.

AEON (2025) - Film director, choreographer

BAFTA-qualifying cinematic exploration of sustainability through movement, sustainable couture and elemental landscapes.

ViVUS (2025) - Director, writer, experience designer

Arts Council supported immersive performance-installation exploring collective aliveness, presented at Riverside Studios (London).

MA+LIN (2025) - Film director, writer, choreographer

Brand campaign videos exploring feminine empowerment, becoming the brand’s most aesthetically defining cinematic asset.

Terms & Conditions (2025) - Choreographer & Dancer

Motion-capture performance exploring identity fragmentation and data invisibility in the digital age, performed during the OOTFest (IJAD).

SEIEIN (2023) - Film director, movement director

Multi-award-winning experimental docu-fiction exploring women’s anger as a force for collective healing.

Ecotonal Beings (2024) - Performer & actor

Bio Art Design (BAD) award commissioned video installation exploring interspecies connection through movement and AI.

SEE ALL WORK
SEE ALL WORK

GALLERY

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Face partially in shadow with dramatic lighting.
Two dancers in intricate pose against a white background, wearing black, purple, and white outfits with sheer hosiery.
Two individuals practicing martial arts, with one person gripping the other's arm. They are wearing traditional martial arts attire with colored sashes.
Close-up of an arm extending outward with a white textured fabric draped over the shoulder against a dark background.
Two people surrounded by purple light facing each other with outstretched arms in a dim, atmospheric setting.
Dimly lit room with projection screen displaying a woman's face, surrounded by hanging fabric panels.
A woman with long hair wearing a sheer top, clutching her chest with one hand and her stomach with the other, standing against a blurred circular background.
Group of people in sheer white clothing reaching towards the center of the image, forming a circular pattern.
Group of women performing expressive dance in white outfits on a white background.
Person performing an expressive dance move, leaning backward with arm extended, wearing a green top and a pleated skirt, against a dark background.
Close-up of two faces with colorful eyeshadow, green on one and red on the other, showing an intimate and artistic perspective.
Woman speaking at a podium with microphone, architectural background, subtitle reads 'If I may interrupt, honorable interpreter.'
People interacting with large mushroom-shaped cushions in a grassy field.
Person wearing traditional Asian clothing with a detailed headdress and large, ornate earrings.
Two people exploring a dark, mountainous area with headlamps at twilight.
Woman in a green top and flowing skirt posing outdoors with arms raised against a blue sky and trees.
Two women close together, one with closed eyes facing downwards and the other looking toward the camera, in a black and white setting with vertical striped background.
Silhouette of people climbing dark volcanic hills at sunrise or sunset with a pastel sky.
Five people forming a star shape in shallow water, photographed from above.
Aerial view of people in a circular stone labyrinth, performing dance or yoga on cobblestones.
Two people lying in a field with long tan fabric extended behind them, viewed from above, surrounded by green grass and white flowering plants.
Person in white clothing reclined on large stone outdoors, with grassy landscape in background.
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Two people outdoors near a coastline, one holding a camera stabilizer, the other assisting.
Monochrome photo of a dance performance with a group of dancers in dynamic poses.
Annular solar eclipse with bright ring, purple sky background.
Person wearing tan, strappy outfit against rock formations.
People lying on a red hammock surrounded by a large beige fabric on grass, viewed from above.
Large stone with arms protruding, set in a grassy landscape near the sea.
People performing backbend poses on a rocky beach, near the shoreline.
Person in colorful traditional outfit on a runway with an audience watching.
Person in hammock-like fabric on grass, aerial view
Two people outside under a blue sky with clouds, looking upwards. One person is in shadow on the right, while the other has curly hair and wears a black jacket. Urban buildings and a metal structure are visible in the background.
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Low-angle view of a person wearing a pink button-up shirt, with hair blowing in the wind.
Close-up of white flowers with text overlay: 'A Dance Fashion Film dedicated to my cherished daughter, Margaret.'
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