Joseph Kahn (director)

Joseph Kahn (born Ahn Jun-hee, Korean: 안준희; October 12, 1972) is a Grammy-winning South Korean-American film and music video director.

Kahn has worked with various artists such as Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Eminem, Backstreet Boys, Imagine Dragons, Lady Gaga, Rob Thomas, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, Kelly Clarkson, Ava Max, Mariah Carey and Destiny's Child.

[1][2][3] His family spent part of his childhood there and in Livorno, Italy until moving to Jersey Village, Texas, a suburb of Houston, when Joseph was seven.

[16] After winning a number of audience favorite awards on the film festival circuit,[17] Detention was picked up for theatrical distribution by Sony for a release in 2012.

[18] In July 2016, test footage for the DC Comics character Swamp Thing was released which was directed by Kahn for the potential Justice League Dark film.

[19] Kahn's latest film is Bodied, a satirical black comedy about racial tensions in the world of battle rap.

Kahn at a screening of Detention at the Los Angeles Film School , 2012