kimchi uttapam productions
We’re a forward-thinking production company with old-school storytelling values.
We believe in craft over hype. Meaning over metrics.
In stories that stir something deeper than just scrolls and clicks.
Our mission is very simple:
Tell stories that spark empathy and inspire action.
We’re a home for creative minds; a playground where bold filmmakers, ingenious engineers, and daring visionaries transform big ideas into unforgettable stories.
Our roots are in engineering. Our expression is in filmmaking.
We use both to make work that moves people, and maybe, culture too.
Yeon Jin Lee | Founder, Owner
Yeon Jin was born in South Korea and raised in Seoul, Jakarta, and Southern California. She earned her B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley, where a Pixar internship sparked her passion for filmmaking. After five years at NASA, she earned her MFA in Film & Television Production from USC as an Annenberg Fellow.
Her producing credits include The Ball Method (DGA Jury Prize, NPR-featured, streaming on Kanopy) and Jack and Lou: A Gangster Love Story, an audio drama starring Lisa Kudrow, later adapted into a feature starring Linda Hamilton (2025 Cambria Film Festival).
An alumna of the Black List Feature Lab, Norton Island Residency, and Almanack October Colony, she wrote the feature Silicon Valley Girl and worked as a showrunner’s assistant on CBS’s Watson after the WGA Writers Access Program.
A Gold House Producers Fellow, she shadowed Nina Yang Bongiovi on Lucky Lu (2025 Cannes Film Festival, TIFF) and associate produced Bedford Park. Her short Silicon Valley Girl is on the festival circuit, including LA Shorts International Film Festival.