Her first film as a director was a 19-minute short film, The Taste of Salvia, introduced in 2009. Shortly afterwards, she directed several films including Proof (2010), Guest (2011), Sprout (2013), Tabloid Truth (2014) and The World of Us (2015).[1]
Her first breakthrough film was Guest (2011), a movie perceptively capturing a phase of the growing pains that a pubescent high school girl experiences. This film won the grand prize from the 34th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2012.[2]
Sprout (2013) is an adventure story of a little girl who has been left alone for the first time. Yoon expressed the small change that a little girl faces through the steps of discoveries. After Yoon finished Sprout, she stated that she thought that people would strive all the time to achieve their goal, but there are things that they cannot achieve, no matter how hard they try. She dissolved the meaningful process into Sprout.[3]
Yoon is also known for finding new actresses. The Korean actress Jung Yeon-ju started her career with Guest (2011), also Kim Su-an was cast by Yoon. Kim was invited to the Festival de Cannes as the youngest actress ever.[4]
^Ha Kyung-min (September 5, 2022). "부산국제영화제, 비프메세나상·선재상 심사위원 확정" [Busan International Film Festival, BIFF Mecenat Award and Seonjae Award Jury Confirmed]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^Kim Ji-hye (November 7, 2022). "윤가은X이영진X김주헌, 2023년 배리어프리영화 홍보대사 위촉" [Ga-eun Yoon X Young-jin Lee X Joo-heon Kim appointed as ambassadors for barrier-free movies in 2023] (in Korean). SBS Entertainment News. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Naver.
