Il Cho

IL Cho was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. His mother, a painter, taught him how to explore the world through drawing, filling his teenage years with a vivid world of books, comics, and a wonderland of creations. AIer he earned a BFA in Visual Communication from Kyung-­‐hee University in Seoul, South Korea, he worked as a graphic designer and illustrator. He then attended Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, earning a BA in Film and Media Art. While there, he won the 2008 Diamond Film Festival, worked on a Feature Documentary about the blues band ""Heavy Hand,"" and numerous other projects as a videographer, camera operator, and still photographer. He currently works as a featured photographer of the online magazine ""blogsoul."" He is also completing his 2nd Year at the American Film Institute Conservatory as a Directing Fellow, where he is focusing on honing his sharp visual instinct to tell a distinguished narrative. He is currently the director of the AFI thesis film ""Jin,"" about the harsh life of young man in the Korea-­Town area of Los Angeles.