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International Narrative Features

A BEDSORE

Film A BEDSORE Directed by Shim Hye-jung Tensions arise in a household when a woman with a cerebral hemorrhage develops a bedsore.

BARBED WIRE FENCE

Film BARBED WIRE FENCE Directed by Dai Sil Kim-Gibson A barbed wire fence divides the Korean peninsula into North and South.

BECOMING EDDIE

Film BECOMING EDDIE Directed by Lilan Bowden A Korean American boy in the 1980s struggles to fit in at school, so he makes a wish…
Documentary Features

GEOGRAPHIES OF KINSHIP

Film GEOGRAPHIES OF KINSHIP Directed by Deann Borshay Liem Four adoptees return to their country of birth and reconnect with their roots.

HAENYEO

Film HAENYEO Directed by Jaehee Cho Experience the incredible world of the Jeju Haenyeo in VR.

HERSELVES

Film HERSELVES Directed by Kristy Choi As the filmmaker imagines her mother’s life before motherhood, questions of freedom, authorship, and filial responsibility emerge.

IDOLS NEVER DIE

Film IDOLS NEVER DIE Directed by Jerome Yoo When Korean pop idol “N.D.” tragically dies, a dysfunctional group of high school fan girls discover a hidden…

JESA

Film JESA Directed by Kyungwon Song Using stop motion animation, the filmmaker interviews and questions her parents about jesa, a ritual tradition of Korea.
International Narrative Features

KIM JI-YOUNG, BORN 1982

Film KIM JI-YOUNG, BORN 1982 Directed by Kim Do-Young A woman suddenly shows signs of being inhabited by others and the stories of the people connected to…

MADE WITH LOVE

Film MADE WITH LOVE Directed by Sophia Lee The owners of three Korean-inspired restaurants in San Diego share their stories about how food brings families together.

MIRROR

Film MIRROR Directed by Christina Yoon A Korean immigrant with a severely scarred face visits a black market hospital in Queens to seek plastic…

MOTHER-IN-LAW

Film MOTHER-IN-LAW Directed by Shin Seung Eun A mother drops by her daughter's apartment for a surprise visit and meets her daughter's "friend."

MOTHER OF THREE

Film MOTHER OF THREE Directed by Jun Hee Han A karaoke hostess working in Los Angeles' Koreatown tries to pimp out her teenage daughter.
Special Presentations

THE PARADISE WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Film THE PARADISE WE ARE LOOKING FOR Directed by Joseph Mangat, Norbert Shieh, Quyên Nguyen-Le, R.J. Lozada Four stories about immigrant cultures, self-expression, and living between borders, as seen through the eyes of Asian Americans…

TO EACH YOUR SARAH

Film TO EACH YOUR SARAH Directed by Kim Deok-Geun A woman tries who tries to escape her life in the city has to come to terms with…