Jerome Yoo

Jerome Yoo is a Canadian actor and filmmaker from Vancouver, British Columbia.Vicki Duong, [https://www.straight.com/city-culture/breakouts-2025-filmmaker-jerome-yoo-braves-kids-and-animals-with-mongrels "The Breakouts 2025: Filmmaker Jerome Yoo braves kids and animals with 'Mongrels'"]. The Georgia Straight, February 18, 2025. He is most noted for his 2024 feature debut film Mongrels, for which he won the Emerging Canadian Director award at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival,Gail Johnson, [https://www.createastir.ca/articles/viff-awards-2024 "Vancouver International Film Festival announces winners of 2024 juried awards"]. Stir, October 3, 2024. and received Vancouver Film Critics Circle award nominations for Best British Columbia Director and One to Watch at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2024.Nicholas Sokic, [https://playbackonline.ca/2025/01/23/ann-marie-flemings-can-i-get-a-witness-leads-vfcc-noms/ "Ann Marie Fleming’s Can I Get A Witness? leads VFCC noms"]. Playback, January 23, 2025.

Born in South Korea, he emigrated to Coquitlam, British Columbia, with his family in childhood. He developed an interest in film while studying biochemistry at the University of British Columbia.Janet Smith, [https://www.createastir.ca/articles/mongrels-jerome-yoo-film "Jerome Yoo's Mongrels explores immigrant experience through surreal imagery"]. Stir, February 13, 2025. He had various acting roles, and directed a number of short films, prior to making Mongrels. His most noted short film, Idols Never Die (2019), was co-written with actress Andrea Bang.Craig Takeuchi, [https://www.straight.com/movies/1185226/kims-convenience-and-man-high-castle-cast-members-among-winning-crazy8s-film-projects "Kim's Convenience and Man in the High Castle cast members among winning Crazy8s film projects"]. The Georgia Straight, January 8, 2019.