After graduating from the Department of Anthropology of Seoul National University, CHO pursued an MFA in Film Directing at the Korea National University of Arts. He started out as a short filmmaker with <Love Is the Will of the Body> in 2005, which he followed with <Memorable Excess>, <Going Together> (2006) and <Bong-su> in 2007. He then wrote and directed his feature film debut <A Camel Doesn't Leave Desert> in 2008. The film screened at the In...More

After graduating from the Department of Anthropology of Seoul National University, CHO pursued an MFA in Film Directing at the Korea National University of Arts. He started out as a short filmmaker with <Love Is the Will of the Body> in 2005, which he followed with <Memorable Excess>, <Going Together> (2006) and <Bong-su> in 2007. He then wrote and directed his feature film debut <A Camel Doesn't Leave Desert> in 2008. The film screened at the Independent Film & Video Makers Forum and the Seoul Independent Film Festival. Following an extended hiatus, CHO returned to the director’s chair with the romantic drama <Mood of the Day> in early 2016, which was made for Showbox. Starring YOO Yeon-seok and MOON Chae-won the film follows two young professionals who meet during an express train ride form Seoul to Busan and embark on a romance. The film was seen by over 650,000 viewers when it was released in January.Less