Ougie Pak
- Director
- Editor
- Writer
Ougie Pak is a Korean-American writer and filmmaker whose work has screened in leading film festivals worldwide including Rotterdam, Los Angeles, Tribeca and Busan.
His debut narrative feature, CLYTAEMNESTRA, was a New York Times Critic's Pick, and was named one of the Best Films of 2022 by The New Yorker magazine and Mubi. CLYTAEMNESTRA is currently available on the Criterion Channel, along with Ougie's narrative mid-length films RED CARD (2024) and SUNRISE/SUNSET (2019). Ougie's feature film screenplay, ACE, was an official selection of the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival- Filmmaker Lab, and is currently in development.
Ougie earned his B.A. in English Literature from U.C. Berkeley and attended the Korean Film Council's Academy of Film Arts, the South Korean government's national film school. He is an Associate Professor at Emerson College, where he teaches screenwriting and directing in the School of Film, Television, and Media Arts.
His debut narrative feature, CLYTAEMNESTRA, was a New York Times Critic's Pick, and was named one of the Best Films of 2022 by The New Yorker magazine and Mubi. CLYTAEMNESTRA is currently available on the Criterion Channel, along with Ougie's narrative mid-length films RED CARD (2024) and SUNRISE/SUNSET (2019). Ougie's feature film screenplay, ACE, was an official selection of the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival- Filmmaker Lab, and is currently in development.
Ougie earned his B.A. in English Literature from U.C. Berkeley and attended the Korean Film Council's Academy of Film Arts, the South Korean government's national film school. He is an Associate Professor at Emerson College, where he teaches screenwriting and directing in the School of Film, Television, and Media Arts.
