Nick Neon

Acting

Nick Neon

Place of birth

New York, New York, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

11 titles

Nick Neon is an award-winning Korean American writer, director + actor known for his indie horror feature debut, Fear Eats the Seoul, Fear Eats the Seoul, as well as the recently released coming-of-age short, Ultra Bleu. He is the co-founder of NYK Media Group, a Seoul-based video production company and has also served as the Creative Director at Roll The Dice Pictures where he directed music videos for K-Indie artists such as Love X Stereo, Kite Flying Robot + Henry Bloomfield. Neon loves Jurassic Park, vegan ice cream + the desert sky right before dawn.

Known for

Zero One poster
5.2

Jimmy Park is visiting home for the first time in years and has nothing to show for his time living overseas in Seoul. But old tensions come to a head when he confronts his homophobic sister at a family dinner.

Zero One

2019

Gossamer Folds poster
4.3

Gossamer Folds is a story about finding family and acceptance where you least expect it. Set in 1986, ten-year-old Tate is uprooted and unwillingly moved to the suburbs of Kansas City. As his parents’ marriage unravels, Tate finds solace in the unlikely friendships of his next-door neighbors: a retired college professor and his transgender daughter, Gossamer.

Gossamer Folds

2020

Ultra Bleu poster
4.8

Ultra Bleu follows Jim Park for the first 24 hours after a violent break up with his ex-boyfriend and how a chance meeting with a stranger reveals deeper issues he must confront.

Ultra Bleu

2016

Vertical Lines poster
4.2

Dave and Andrew reach a new level of closeness in their relationship when they share their personal experiences with self-harm.

Vertical Lines

2018

A Stormy Night poster
6.2

When a heavy storm threatens the city of New York, two complete strangers –a cynical documentary filmmaker from Spain and an idealist app programmer– find themselves sharing shelter, questioning each other’s understanding of life, happiness and love.

A Stormy Night

2020

Fear Eats the Seoul poster
4.0

When South Korea is ravaged by a massive demon epidemic that nearly wipes out its entire population, four foreigners are forced to stick together to survive the fallout. After they encounter a Korean survivor who informs them that a nuclear purge of the country is imminent, they realize that escape is the only option. But nothing comes free, and to make it out alive they must overcome their differences and work together to confront not only the flesh-hungry demons waiting for them around every corner, but also the personal demons hiding within themselves.

Fear Eats the Seoul

2011

Film credits

Behind the camera