Quarterly Screening: "Treeless Mountain"
Please make a special note that show times for "Treeless Mountain" this Friday have been changed. It will now be screened at 7:45 and 9:45. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Six-year-old Jin and her younger sister Bin live with their mother who is increasingly unable to cope with bringing them up on her own. One day, she packs up all their belongings, leaves the small apartment in Seoul and takes her daughters to live in the countryside with their aunt. The mother leaves for America to look for the girls' father, supposedly to return some day soon. The girls' aunt, an alcoholic, basically leaves Jin and Bin to care for themselves. Jin and Bin catch grasshoppers which they barbeque and sell in a touching yet earnest attempt to find their way in a world that is ill-suited to the needs of children.
Inspired by her own childhood So Yong Kim tells a story about the betrayal of children when deprived of the warmth and security of a family home. Entirely unsentimental, "Treeless Mountain" uses images rather than words to effectively create a world in which the audience witnesses a crime. No violence is involved-the children are just not wanted anymore. In a society swept by rampant industrialization the sun shines on meadows full of Pampass Grass that lie in between construction sites while Bin's princess dress drips away on the clothesline. The audience experiences with rare intensity how the children's days of innocence can be ended by the lies of adults.
Screening Details:
Friday, May 29
2 screenings: 7:45 PM and 9:45 PM
Reading Theaters Gaslamp
701 5th Street, San Diego, CA 92101
Park nearby at Park at Horton Plaza and Park It at Market
Tickets:
Members: $5*
Senior: $8
Military: $9
Student: $10
General Admission: $11
Download flyer:
PDF, 1.5 MB
"Treeless Mountain" Opens at Reading Theaters Gaslamp on May 29.
* SDAFF Member discount is only available for May 29 quarterly screening.
Official film web site: www.soandbrad.com/treelessmountain
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