Esther K. Chae

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Esther K. Chae

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Soul
1h 41m
Movie 2020

Soul

Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
2h 2m
Movie 2020

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention that has the power to change their lives forever.

Over the Moon
1h 35m
Movie 2020

Over the Moon

Fueled by memories of her mother, resourceful Fei Fei builds a rocket to the moon on a mission to prove the existence of a legendary moon goddess.

Biography

Esther Chae studied at Korea University, the University of Michigan, and the Yale School of Drama. She has a Master's degree in Theater Studies and another in Acting. Chae is also an inaugural TED Fellow and has presented her talks at numerous conferences. Chae has also taught and lectured at NYU's Tisch Performance Studies, Yale School of Drama, USC, University of Baltimore, Maryland and Cal State San Marcos. She currently teaches Advanced Acting for TV and Film at Emerson College in Los Angeles, and is also a Visiting Professor at Yonsei University, in Korea. Through her career, she has appeared in TV shows like 24, Lost, and NCIS. She has also appeared in films like Sisters and Collateral. Aside from her work as an actress, Chae is also a consultant on Korean entertainment.