Joseph Juhn directed and produced the film, “Jeronimo”, a feature-length documentary that highlights the history and current state of Koreans living in Cuba. Prior to working on “Jeronimo” full-time, Joseph was an in-house counsel at the Manhattan-based South Korean government agency (KOTRA) where he advised Korean companies and entrepreneurs on US intellectual property and corporate law. His job revolved primarily around soft IP law, assisting companies draft business strategies relating to their intellectual property assets while implementing mechanisms to avoid potential IP disputes with competitors. Joseph also serves on the steering committee of KSE (Korean Startups & Entrepreneurs), a non-profit which aims to empower entrepreneurs of Korean descent in New York.
Jerry W. Carlson is Coordinator of Critical Studies, of the Film and Video Program at The City College of New York, and CUNY Graduate Center. He has earned several awards including an Emmy for “Nueva York”, 2009, City Council of New York Citation for CANAPÉ, 2007, and Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes Academiques, 1998. Carlson is a producer, director, and writer for television and documentary films. He creates, produces, and hosts CUNY TV’s weekly movie showcase, City Cinematheque. He created and produced Charlando con Cervantes, a 40 part series of interviews with artists from Spain and Spanish America. He also created, produced, and hosted Canape about French-American cultural relations, and Nueva York (in Spanish) about the Latino cultures of New York City. His research areas include narrative theory; film history & theory; literature & film; comparative arts of the Americas; globalization & narrative form. He has a doctorate from the University of Chicago.
