Work samples

  • homeroom
    homeroom

    Disguised as a podcast, homeroom is a storytelling project reimagining education systems that prioritize collaboration over competition. 

     

    2023 - Present
    Recorded conversations on shared lived experiences, research, writings, publications, community events
    Location: www.homeroomed.com, Apple, Spotify, Substack
     

  • One Woman's Resistance
    One Woman's Resistance

    One Woman's Resistance is a collection of 10 short stories about the first female singer-songwriter of Korea (my mom), the impact of her music on democratic students leading the resistance against fascism in 1970s Korea, and why her legacy is relevant to my lived experiences in America in 2026. 

     

    2026
    10 short stories, photographs, illustrations, short documentary
    Location: coming soon to MENT Magazine in March, 2026

  • gyoposdotcom
    gyoposdotcom

    Home to various media projects that facilitate cross-cultural conversations through connection, collaboration, and curiosity, gyoposdotcom is a third space bridging Korea to its diaspora. 

     

    2024 - Present
    Short documentaries, photo series, recorded conversations, research, writings
    Location: YouTube, Instagram

  • HOMEWORK
    HOMEWORK

    HOMEWORK is a web series set in a dystopian America manufactured by an unhinged president. With schools that prize test scores over morals and a media environment that publishes alternative news to preserve an inequitable balance of power, the culture documented in HOMEWORK reflects in many ways the state of our own nation. In its pilot episode, HOMEWORK imagines what our public schools might look like in a near future where even today’s scant political oversight is compromised.

     

    2018
    Web Series Pilot, 7:42 Minutes
    Screenings include the Made In Baltimore Short Film Festival (2018), and two discrete showcases at the Maryland Institute College of Art
     

About Rée

Rée (pronounced "Ray"), she/her, is a social impact producer.

With a B.A. in Fine Art (Visual Storytelling), and a M.F.A. in Filmmaking (Creative Producing), she develops and produces interdisciplinary media projects for impact-driven start-ups, non-profits, and independent creators raising the next generation. Her recent projects include directing a series of videos for The Walters Art Museum, collaborating on the social design of a marketing campaign for Johns Hopkins… more

homeroom

Disguised as a podcast, homeroom is a storytelling project reimagining education systems that prioritize collaboration over competition.  Using the human-centered design framework, homeroom facilitates the sharing of stories that have shaped our relationships to ourselves and others. 

While the first three seasons focused on one-on-one conversations, season 4 focuses on synthesizing what 100+ people have said over the past couple of years. Each episode in season 4 is a 6-7K word essay that makes an argument around one issue that is getting in the way of our education systems producing empathetic citizens driven to change the world. 

  • homeroom
    homeroom

    The season 4 premiere presented the following argument: our mass education systems (including cultural and familial systems) actively stifle the agency and intrinsic motivation of our children by prioritizing conformity, obedience, and extrinsic validation over independent thinking, curiosity, and self-trust. And not only does this lead to physical and mental health issues, but it also results in people reaching adulthood, lacking the confidence, self-awareness, and resilience needed to find meaning and purpose. 

    Listen to the episode for the antidote, or navigate to the research paper I published on SSRN (slide 2) to read a more concise solution for this issue and 4 others.

  • The Homeroom Model: Five Insights for Cultivating Self-directed Learners in the Age of Decentralized Education Systems

    Abstract

    Modern education systems around the world have inherited many features of the 18th-century Prussian model, including standardized testing, age-based groupings of students, as well as teacher training and curriculum that prepare students for specific economic needs. However, in today’s globalized world with evolving cultures, family structures, and opportunities that are more technologically driven, we must reevaluate the purpose of education, and realign our schooling practices accordingly. 

    This paper examines the shifting values and perspectives on education practices around the world. Using purposive sampling to select participants for this ongoing research, initial in-depth interviews were conducted with 45 individuals representing diverse schooling experiences spanning more than 40 years across 6 continents and 24 countries. A preliminary thematic analysis identifies five key reframes essential for meaningful education reform to occur: shifting attitudes on learning from

  • Guest Lecture
    Guest Lecture
  • homeroom Season 4 Premiere: Agency

One Woman's Resistance: The Legacy of Korea's First Female Singer-Songwriter

One Woman's Resistance is a collection of 10 (non fiction) short stories about the first female singer-songwriter of Korea (my mom), the impact of her music on democratic students leading the resistance against fascism in 1970s Korea, and why her legacy is relevant to my lived experiences in America in 2026. 

The attached sample only includes 3 of the 10 stories. The full collection of 10 short stories will be published in MENT Magazine in March, and will also become the foundation for a musical I am currently writing in collaboration with my mom.

  • One Woman's Resistance
    One Woman's Resistance

    One Woman's Resistance is a collection of 10 short stories about the first female singer-songwriter of Korea (my mom), the impact of her music on democratic students leading the resistance against fascism in 1970s Korea, and why her legacy is relevant to my lived experiences in America in 2026. 

     

    2026
    10 short stories, photographs, illustrations, short documentary
    Location: coming soon to MENT Magazine in March, 2026

  • One Woman's Resistance: The Legacy of Korea's First Female Singer-Songwriter

    A sample of 3 stories from a collection of 10 stories about my mother's music and its legacy of resisting fascism.

    Rée (Author)

  • Bang Uhe Kyung: On Her Music

    Short Documentary, 2015, 4:59 Minutes

    Directed and produced by Rée

gyoposdotcom

Home to various media projects that facilitate cross-cultural conversations through connection, collaboration, and curiosity, gyoposdotcom is a third space bridging Korea to its diaspora. 

  • Stop Chasing Prestige: The Liberating Advice from James Rhee That Changed My Life

    In this short story, I share how one author (James Rhee) and his book (Red Helicopter) changed my perspective on what it means to be successful.

    2025
    Short story, 3:33 Minutes

  • With Heart From Seoul: Starving Artist

    In this short documentary, Stella Lee reflects on her continued struggle with body image, perfectionism, and career goals as she works hard to bring her own music to life.

    2020
    Short film, 7:11 Minutes

  • Nikki
    Nikki

    2024
    Digital print

  • Nikki
    Nikki

    2024
    Digital print

  • Amber
    Amber

    2024
    Digital print

  • James
    James

    2025
    Digital print

  • James
    James

    2026
    Digital print

HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK is a web series set in a dystopian America manufactured by an unhinged president. With schools that prize test scores over morals and a media environment that publishes alternative news to preserve an inequitable balance of power, the culture documented in HOMEWORK reflects in many ways the state of our own nation. In its pilot episode, HOMEWORK imagines what our public schools might look like in a near future where even today’s scant political oversight is compromised.

Logline: A biracial teenager suffers through a secret government directive placing prisoners in underserved schools to undermine minority students.

  • HOMEWORK: Episode 1

    Logline: A biracial teenager suffers through a secret government directive placing prisoners in underserved schools to undermine minority students.

    2018
    Web Series Pilot, 7:42 Minutes

  • Poster
    Poster

    Poster, worldbuilding component, which you'll see throughout the film.

  • Poster
    Poster

    Poster, worldbuilding component, which you'll see throughout the film.