Christine Thomas Yoon

Documenting stories of elder artists and musicians for BedStuy community archive "As Quiet As Its Kept"

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)

MA - Documentary Film, Community Activism, & Youth Education - New York University (2021-01 - 2023-12)

BS - Biology - University of Oklahoma (2014-01 - 2019-12)