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OPENING NIGHT FILM: LITTLE FOREST

Film OPENING NIGHT FILM: LITTLE FOREST Directed by Yim Soon-rye When Hye-won flees Seoul’s empty calories and daily humiliations, she returns to her rural town with a voracious…
Asian American Panorama

FICTION AND OTHER REALITIES

Film FICTION AND OTHER REALITIES Directed by Bobby Choy, Steve Lee Bobby (aka real-life musician Big Phony) is a singer-songwriter who can’t seem to find his place in New…
Asia Pop!

GRADUATION

Film GRADUATION Directed by Joan Ji Yey Hui Juggling graduation, living on her own, and low-paying jobs, lively and bright-eyed Hae-Rang holds onto her dream to…
Masters

GRASS

Film GRASS Directed by Hong Sang-soo Young writer Areum (Kim Min-hee) rattles away on her MacBook, concocting a new story in a café. Meanwhile,…

KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK

Film KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK Directed by Arom Choi One woman in a cramped humid room carries on with stretching, solo dance, and piling ramen bowls until…
Discoveries

THE LAND OF SEONGHYE

Film THE LAND OF SEONGHYE Directed by Jung Hyung-suk An award-winning deep dive into the precarious everyday life of Seonghye, a young educated woman typical of Korea’s…

LETTER TO MY CHILDREN

Film LETTER TO MY CHILDREN Directed by Joseph Juhn An imaginary letter from a Korean man who lived in Mexico as slave labor and in Cuba as…

MY FATHER’S ROOM

Film MY FATHER’S ROOM Directed by Jang Nari Abused by her father during childhood, a young woman's pain and anger begins to fade until one day…
Discoveries

THE RETURN

Film THE RETURN Directed by Malene Choi Fact and fiction swirl around in this deeply touching experimental doc which follows Karoline and Thomas far from…

SELECTION

Film SELECTION Directed by Shim Kyu Taek Tired of fruitless job interviews that leave her buried under a ton of Gengars, an unemployed woman in…
Asia Pop!

SUNSET IN MY HOMETOWN

Film SUNSET IN MY HOMETOWN Directed by Lee Joon-ik Hak-Soo’s big chance to succeed as a rapper is interrupted when his father suddenly falls ill and he…

THE CLEANER

Film THE CLEANER Directed by Bowon Kim Stephen Chow mysticism meets millennial entitlement in a slapstick journey of a retired man who embraces neighborhood cleanup…

THE REALM OF DEEPEST KNOWING

Film THE REALM OF DEEPEST KNOWING Directed by Seunghee Kim In the midst of struggle, one person delves into the deepest place in another’s heart and brings light…

THE STARRY NIGHT

Film THE STARRY NIGHT Directed by Lee Jonghoon A beautiful visit to the coast with an elderly man and his dog.

THE WORLD OF MIMI

Film THE WORLD OF MIMI Directed by Dong-ki Yoon With minutes ticking down on the clock and enemies in her path, can Mimi save her boyfriend from…
Asian American Panorama

TO KILL ALICE

Film TO KILL ALICE Directed by Kim Sangkyu Literal explosives light the media firestorm surrounding Eunmi, a South Korean in America who rethinks her anti-Communist upbringing…

UNINVITED

Film UNINVITED Directed by Seung Yeob Lee A mother make an unannounced visit to her son in Seoul, who quickly tries to hide the evidence…
Asia Pop!

THE WITNESS

Film THE WITNESS Directed by Jo Kyu-Jang The “bystander effect” is twisted into box office thriller gold as an ordinary salaryman witnesses a murder outside…
Special Presentations

WAIKIKI BROTHERS

Film WAIKIKI BROTHERS Directed by Yim Soon-rye CELLULOID JUKEBOX A landmark classic from the Korean New Wave, Yim Soon-rye’s deadpan portrait of masculinity follows a…