Insook Chappell

BIOGRAPHIE

Writer-Director Insook Chappell was born in South Korea but raised in England. She studied dance in New York at the Alvin Ailey School before moving into acting. She started writing in between acting jobs. Her first play THIS ISN’T ROMANCE was produced at the Soho Theatre after winning the Verity Bargate Award. It also enjoyed a sell-out Korean production at the National Theatre Company of Korea. Insook’s previous short films FULL and KOTCHEBI have screened at international festivals, and she was a member of the National Theatre’s Musical Theatre Group 2019. Theatre work includes TALES OF THE HARROW ROAD (Soho Theatre), ABSENCE (Young Vic Theatre), P’YONGYANG (Finborough Theatre), THE FREE9 (National Theatre Connections), MOUNTAINS (Royal Exchange Theatre and National Tour). Insook is currently developing two original TV projects and contributing to 1000 BLOWS for Disney+ She has just shot her third short film, 굿 KUT, with the support of the BFI and is developing her first feature film as writer-director with the BFI.

FILMOGRAPHIE