Arnold Chun
Artist in Residence (AIR)
Arnold is a Second Gen Korean-American. First born son to Andrew Young II Chun. 20 years working in the Entertainment Business. Has worked with numerous A-list directors on various Film/TV/Commercial projects. Was Nominated for the Melvin Van Peebles award. Has appeared in numerous Emmy/Golden Globe winning episodic series and feature films.
Graduate of UC Irvine, East Asian/European History. He has directed five short films and one feature film. All projects have spanned the world and played in various film festivals, winning numerous awards.
Arnold won the award for Best Short Film at the Harlem Int. Film Fest in 2008 for “Eli’s Liquor Store”, the film has continued on to 25 film festivals domestically and was the opening film at the Smithsonian National Martin Luther King Consortium during Black History Month. It also premiered on FOX Soul and Arnold was interviewed by Ms. Vivica A. Fox. The film was praised for its efforts on bringing more collaboration between African Americans and Asian Americans. He also was awarded an Excellence in Film Making at the Honolulu Int. Film Fest in 2009, for his first feature film.
He most recently worked with Tom Segura on the Emmy Nominated Series “Bad Thoughts”. He is also an advocate for Korean War Veterans and their families.
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