Original sentence: Although born originally in Korea, she is an American adoptee.Her 2007 film, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" won several awards.In 2001, her autobiographical first film, "Surplus", was a critically acclaimed 16mm short on the devastating effects of poverty on Korean family children.In 2004, she was given a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, and in 2006, got a residency from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.Later on, she was funded by the Independent Television Service’s Open Call for her first feature-length film, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" which won the Best Director Prize at the 2007 CineVegas Film Festival in Las Vegas and the Grand Prize for Best Feature at the Urbanworld Vibe Film Festival in New York.She began her career in publishing as an editor and reporter for magazines and news services in the United States and overseas, but in the 1990s, she relocated to New York City and learned film-making
Edited sentence: For this film, Joy won the Best Director Prize at the 2007 CineVegas Film Festival in Las Vegas and the Grand Prize for Best Feature at the Urbanworld Vibe Film Festival in New York.Her 2007 film, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" has won several awards.In 2004, she was given a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, and in 2006, she got a residency from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.In the late 1990s, she relocated to New York City and learned the craft of film-making.NAATA, now the Center for Asian American Media in San Francisco, chose to distribute the film in 2001.She began her career in publishing as an editor and reporter for magazines and news services in the United States and overseas.She was funded by the Independent Television Service’s Open Call to make her first feature-length film, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon".This resulted in the production of her autobiographical first film, "Surplus", which was a critically acclaimed 16mm short piece on the devastating effects of poverty on Korean family children