Korean Cinema Today
Park Hwa-youngEighteen-year-old high school student Park Hwa-young lives alone, without family. She offers her home as a hangout to her friends, who begin to call her “mom.” But even though they...
New Currents
How to Breathe UnderwaterJunseok is the head of human resources at a car parts plant. His boss tells him to cut down the number of people on the production line, and he must meet with each department head ...
A Window on Asian Cinema
A Man of IntegrityWhen he was at university in Tehran, Reza shouted audaciously “In this country, there are only two ways of life: either you oppress people or be oppressed yourself!” While one of h...
Wide Angle
Mary and The Witch′s FlowerA fantastic animation directed by Yonebayashi Hiromasa, who used to work for Studio Ghibli. Mary is a twelve-year-old girl with curly red hair. Although she makes lots of mistakes,...
World Cinema
The IntruderGiovanna is a social worker who runs a local community center, La Masseria, for disadvantaged children. Her good intentions are called into question when she offers the family of a...
World Cinema
Bye Bye GermanyThe camera stares at a three-lagged dog running toward it and turns to show a Jewish village. It is U.S. military-occupied Frankfurt after Hitler accepted his surrender. David and ...
Wide Angle
SoseongriNowadays, the only ones remaining in Korean rural villages are senior citizens, farming and living in harmony with nature. Although the rhythm of their lives differs from that of c...
Korean Cinema Today
Hit the NightAfter meeting Jinhyeok once while having drinks, Gayeong visits him under the pretense of doing data research for her scenario. While asking him perfunctory questions, she discover...
Korean Cinema Today
MothersHyojin teaches children in a study room business that she runs with a friend in the suburbs. One day, she is asked to take care of Jonguk, the son of her dead husband and his ex-wi...
Korean Cinema Today
Anarchist from ColonyPark Yeol, a Korean anarchist in Tokyo formed a secret organization, in 1923. Kaneko Fumiko, though Japanese, became his sweetheart and stood with him against Japan. In the confuse...