
Directing
Haneol Lee
Known for
Directing
Credits
10 titles
Haneol (John) Lee or 이한얼 (b.2002, South Korea) is an independent filmmaker who is an immigrant from South Korea. Lee's work dives deep into the Korean-American identity and explores themes of the Asian-American diaspora such as generational trauma, language code switching, and forgiveness through a contemplative lens. First Night is Lee's debut work as a filmmaker.
Known for
NRA broke Korean American student walks into a KPOP themed smoothie store and unknowingly orders a overpriced smoothie.
KPOP Smoothie
2026
NRAn observational portrait of a Korean American cobbler in Nashville, revealing how pride in craft becomes a way of being.
Sole
2026
NRPreparing for the mandatory Korean military service, Joseph, a Korean-American, stores his belongings in a church attic with his father.
Eighth Dimension (팔차원)
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While preparing for a sacred Hindu thread ceremony, an Indian American college senior struggles to open up to his mother.
Yajñopavīta
2025
NRA newly immigrated Korean father goes into a deli trying to order food for his family– only with the help of a dictionary.
First Night
2024
Film credits
2020s · 1 titles
Behind the camera
NRA broke Korean American student walks into a KPOP themed smoothie store and unknowingly orders a overpriced smoothie.
KPOP Smoothie
2026
NRA broke Korean American student walks into a KPOP themed smoothie store and unknowingly orders a overpriced smoothie.
KPOP Smoothie
2026
NRAn observational portrait of a Korean American cobbler in Nashville, revealing how pride in craft becomes a way of being.
Sole
2026
NRPreparing for the mandatory Korean military service, Joseph, a Korean-American, stores his belongings in a church attic with his father.
Eighth Dimension (팔차원)
—
NRPreparing for the mandatory Korean military service, Joseph, a Korean-American, stores his belongings in a church attic with his father.
Eighth Dimension (팔차원)
—
While preparing for a sacred Hindu thread ceremony, an Indian American college senior struggles to open up to his mother.
Yajñopavīta
2025
NRA newly immigrated Korean father goes into a deli trying to order food for his family– only with the help of a dictionary.
First Night
2024
NRA newly immigrated Korean father goes into a deli trying to order food for his family– only with the help of a dictionary.
First Night
2024
