Christine Thomas Yoon
Documentary Filmmaker & Community Activist
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About
Documenting stories of elder artists and musicians for BedStuy community archive "As Quiet As Its Kept"
Experience
Community Filmmaker - Bailey's Café, Community Center - Brooklyn, NY
(2024-01 - 2025-12)
Documenting stories of elder artists and musicians for BedStuy community archive "As Quiet As Its Kept"
Documentary Filmmaker - NYU Culture & Media Program - New York, NY
(2022-01 - 2023-12)
- Directed Ralph & Bug, a short documentary highlighting housing injustice and community healing
- Better Communities Award; Best Student Film
- Emerging Visual Anthropologist Showcase
- Cinematic Advocacy Panel Speaker
- Official Selection: Better Cities Film Festival, Pan African Film Festival, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, deadcenter Film Festival & Margaret Mead Festival (Museum of Natural History)
Documentary Filmmaker - Stoop Stories, Intergenerational Series - Brooklyn, NY
(2020-01 - 2022-12)
- Directed and edited Stoop Chat with Maani & Mr. Sweat, an intergenerational series in Brooklyn
Creative Director - Foundation for Liberating Minds (FLM)
(2022-01 - 2023-12)
- Directed An O.K. Education, a video series exploring injustices within Oklahoman indigenous education
Global Fellow in Urban Practice - NYU Urban Democracy Lab - New York, NY
(2022-01 - 2023-12)
- Created Housing Justice for All tenant storytelling workshop "Our Story, Our Power" and produced media campaign advocating for Good Cause Eviction
Impact Coordinator - Emergent City
(2025-01)
- Executing film's impact strategy through city wide community screenings, outreach, & partnerships
Documentary Film Instructor - Vermont Folklife Cultural Exchange - Vermont, USA
(2023-01 - 2025-12)
- Facilitated film workshops between students in Vermont and India, focusing on the region of the Himalayas
- EKTA (Documentary Fall 2024)
- Sanrakshan (Documentary Spring 2023)
Documentary Film Instructor - Bailey's Café, Community Center - Brooklyn, NY
(2022-01 - 2025-12)
Teaching community focused film production curriculum to youth ages 12-24
- BedStuy Blooming (Documentary 2025)
- Stefanie's Coffee Shop (Narrative 2024)
Collaborative Teacher, Photo Instructor - Tribeca Community School - New York, NY
(2024-01 - 2025-12)
- Taught Reggio Emilia approach focused on creativity, problem-solving, & empathy-building
Education Instructor - Reel Works
(2019-01 - 2020-12)
- Developing the documentary and narrative filmmaking curricula and supporting students and teaching artists participating in Reel Works After School programming
Maternal & Child Public Health Educator - Peace Corps Guinea (West Africa) - Guinea, West Africa
(2019-01 - 2020-12)
Public Health & Wellness Teacher - Whittier Middle School
(2018-01 - 2019-12)
Community Health Volunteer - Manos Juntas Free Clinic
(2017-01 - 2019-12)
Education
MA - Documentary Film, Community Activism, & Youth Education - New York University (2021-01 - 2023-12)
BS - Biology - University of Oklahoma (2014-01 - 2019-12)
