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A Man Who Takes Pictures of Flowers

A Man Who Takes Pictures of Flowers

United States / Korean · 13 min · 2026

Directed by Yoo Lee

Jung Myung Kim, a photographer who has dedicated over 40 years to capturing wildflowers in Korea, shares his story of pursuing his passion for capturing flowers. Kim finds meaning and happiness in reflecting on his body of work, and his desire to take more pictures keeps him going as he battles an illness.

About the Filmmaker

Yoo Lee

Yoo Lee is a Korean-American writer/director/animator residing in Los Angeles. She has written and directed 5 stop motion animated shorts in 4 years before obtaining her MFA at USC in animation and digital design. She is a Film Independent Laika Animation Fellow and a Fox Fellow, and her work has been distributed through the New Yorker Screening Room and HBO Max. Her latest project is a proof of concept documentary, A Man Who Takes Pictures of Flowers, made possible by Proof of Concept and incubated by Dirty Films, Netflix, and USC Annenberg.

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