Sun-ju Choi studied literature at the University of Cologne and screenwriting at the DFFB (German Film and Television Academy Berlin) and wrote her doctoral thesis on North Korean films. Most recently, her dissertation „Father State and Mother Party – Family Concepts and Representation of Family in North Korean Film“ was published by Judicium Verlag. She is a founding member of korientation e.V. and has been co-director of the Asian Film-Festival Berlin since 2007.