Heejung oh
Guest Lecture
Heejung Oh is a prominent and dynamic producer of documentaries and fiction films and the founder of Seesaw Pictures (2017). She grew up in South Korea, and her life is divided between Seoul and Amsterdam/Paris. She is an alumna of EAVE, Eurodoc, Rotterdam Lab, and Berlinale
Talents, and has been invited to the selection committee of IDFA, Sheffield Doc/Fest, DOK Leipzig, and AIDC.
The films produced by her company include “Pearl of the Desert” (IDFA 2019) and “Porosity Valley 2: Tricksters’ Plot” (Berlinale 2020), “Queer My Friends” (Hotdocs 2022), “Delivery Dancer’s Sphere” (IFFR 2023), and co-production titles such as “Nam June Paik Project” (Sundance 2023), “Dragon Women” (Vision du Réel 2022), and many more.
As a sales company, Seesaw Pictures represents “The One Who Runs Away Is the Ghost,” which was selected for IDFA International Competition 2021, and “About Love,” which received awards at many festivals, including Sheffield Doc/Fest 2018 and was acquired by POV and MUBI worldwide. She loves working with young and seasoned filmmakers who have artistic visions and powerful questions.
