Harry Yoon,

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, is a Korean-American

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. He is best known for his work on '' Minari'', ''

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'' and '' The Best of Enemies''.

Life and career

Harry was born in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

, and immigrated to the U.S. with his parents when he was five years old. He attended school in

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and graduated From San Leandro High School in 1989. He graduated from

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and attended the Graduate Directing Program at

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. He began his career as an editor for short films and documentaries. He has worked with some of the most renowned editors, including

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, Stephen Mirrione and Tom Cross. His VFX editor credits include '' The Revenant'', ''

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'' , ''

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'' and ''

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Filmography

Awards and nominations

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* Living people South Korean emigrants to the United States American film editors Williams College alumni American Cinema Editors Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-film-editor-stub