Joy Dietrich
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Joy Dietrich is a Korean-born American journalist
, writer, filmmaker, and producer. Her 2007 film Tie a Yellow Ribbon
won several awards. Although born in Korea, she is an American adoptee, who grew up in the United States.
She was the only Asian-American living in her American community and her family was dysfunctional. She experienced racism and finally left her hometown, not intending to return. She went off to study at university, earning a Master’s Degree in International Relations
, and another Master’s Degree in Labor Economics
.
Dietrich began her professional career in publishing as an editor and reporter for magazines and news services in the United States and overseas, but in the late 1990s, she relocated to New York City and learned film-making.
In 2001, her autobiographical first film, Surplus, was a critically acclaimed 16 mm short on the devastating effects of poverty on Korean family children.
In 2004, she was given a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts
, and in 2006, got a residency from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Later on, she was funded by the Independent Television Service’s Open Call for her first feature-length film, Tie a Yellow Ribbon, which won the Best Director Prize at the 2007 CineVegas Film Festival in Las Vegas and the Grand Prize for Best Feature at the Urbanworld Vibe Film Festival in New York.
Joy Dietrich works as a writer and research editor for The New York Times
and on her film-making activities.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, writer, filmmaker, and producer. Her 2007 film Tie a Yellow Ribbon
Tie a Yellow Ribbon
Tie a Yellow Ribbon is a 2007 award winning film by Korean-American director and writer, Joy Dietrich.It portrays the complex emotions for young adult Asian American women through its main character, Jenny, as a Korean adoptee in America struggling thorough life and difficult relationships...
won several awards. Although born in Korea, she is an American adoptee, who grew up in the United States.
She was the only Asian-American living in her American community and her family was dysfunctional. She experienced racism and finally left her hometown, not intending to return. She went off to study at university, earning a Master’s Degree in International Relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
, and another Master’s Degree in Labor Economics
Labour economics
Labor economics seeks to understand the functioning and dynamics of the market for labor. Labor markets function through the interaction of workers and employers...
.
Dietrich began her professional career in publishing as an editor and reporter for magazines and news services in the United States and overseas, but in the late 1990s, she relocated to New York City and learned film-making.
In 2001, her autobiographical first film, Surplus, was a critically acclaimed 16 mm short on the devastating effects of poverty on Korean family children.
In 2004, she was given a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts
The New York State Council on the Arts is an arts council serving the U.S. state of New York. It was established in 1960 through a bill introduced in the New York State Legislature by New York State Senator MacNeil Mitchell , with backing from Governor Nelson Rockefeller, and began its work in 1961...
, and in 2006, got a residency from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Later on, she was funded by the Independent Television Service’s Open Call for her first feature-length film, Tie a Yellow Ribbon, which won the Best Director Prize at the 2007 CineVegas Film Festival in Las Vegas and the Grand Prize for Best Feature at the Urbanworld Vibe Film Festival in New York.
Joy Dietrich works as a writer and research editor for The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
and on her film-making activities.
External links
- ITVS Press Release for the film "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" - with biographical information
- Director's statement by Joy Dietrich on the film "Tie a Yellow Ribbon"
- "Surplus" film site at JED Films
- "KIND OF BLUE: Joy Dietrich on depression, robots and Americana" - AAIFF Cinevue, 2007, interview with Rebecca Klassen.
- "Surplus" - Center for Asian American Media synopsis