"He was nearly ready to give up on filmmaking when, in a burst of personal inspiration, he wrote and directed “Minari,” an intimate family drama rooted in his history as a son of Korean immigrants, growing up in rural Arkansas. The movie became a critical sensation; it won the top prize at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, and the Korean actress Yuh-jung Youn...won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress."
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/lee-isaac-chungs-upward-spiral