BARO LEE is a Korean Australian writer and director whose films focus on sacrifice and tenacity, informed by his cultural background, and delve into the complexities of identity and self. His documentary HIRUAERAK premiered at the Antenna Documentary Film Festival, where it was selected as a finalist for The Best Australian Short Documentary Competition. His recent narrative short, Bi-Mok, was chosen at the Beijing International Short Film Festival, the Pendance Film Festival, the Sydney World Festival and Nowness Asia under Staff Picks. Furthermore, Baro created the mini-documentary series IYAGI with the Australia-Korea Foundation, exploring Australia's unique relationship with Korea through stories of underrepresented Koreans in Australia. As a writer, Baro participated in the Stories From Another Australia initiative run by Co-Curious and supported by The Ian Potter Foundation, Screenrights Cultural Fund, and Screen NSW.

Baro earned his stripes by working on notable films such as Marvel's Thor: Love and Thunder, Warner Bros.' Elvis, Benjamin Millepied's Carmen, and Glendyn Ivin's Penguin Bloom, as well as television dramas like Stan's Totally Completely Fine, SBS's While The Men Are Away, and ABC's Mother and Son.

He graduated from the University of Technology Sydney in Media Arts and Production and the Film and Television Institute of India.