In Minari, Yuh-Jung Youn Shows Us America Through the Eyes of a Korean Elder
“Grandma smells like Korea!” seven-year-old David Yi (Alan Kim) complains in the film, Minari, released on February 12. Set in the hardscrabble Ozarks of…
“Grandma smells like Korea!” seven-year-old David Yi (Alan Kim) complains in the film, Minari, released on February 12. Set in the hardscrabble Ozarks of…
“Another thing I deal with in the film is what do we bring, what traditions, what cultural elements do we bring from the old country, and what do we leave behind? What’s healthier to leave behind and what should we bring with us? What moral standards and everything is healthy to keep?” – Justin Chon
Starring Justin Chon and Jackie Chung, the film focuses on a Korean American man who cares for his ailing mother while trying to master her traditional cooking, based on Chang-rae Lee’s “New Yorker” short story.
Mills is encouraging Korean Americans to bring their home movies to be shown at Home Movie Day.
Chon offers up a graceful, intimate portrait of this unlikely family where race isn’t a theoretical abstraction and where “race relations” aren’t just about clashes on the street.
The director’s personal history gave him the vision needed to tell adoptee stories
Find out on the season finale tonight of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” whether Korean American drag sensation Kim Chi takes the crown.
Catch the World Premiere of the play at the Berkeley Rep! CAAM readers receive a special discount.
The 4th Annual Korean American Film Festival New York is scheduled for February 27th 2010 at TheTimesCenter. KAFFNY is now accepting short film submissions from filmmakers of Korean descent and of any nationality through November 30.
The 2008 Korean American Shorts Showcase is currently accepting submissions for its second annual program in New York.