Special Programs
The Adventure of Mrs. ParkOne woman′s unforseen disappearance from home opens this delightful and witty romantic comedy on idealized love. Idealistic Bong-Gon, an aspiring singer, had married patriarchal Hee-Jae in a confused and reckless moment. After qua...
A Window on Asian Cinema
The Arsonistinvolves the struggles of an undocumented immigrant family and a boy′s coming-of-age. The son Kesuma must forge his own identity against the intimidating presence of his father Kakang, a man proud of his Javanese heritage and well...
Wide Angle
The Celluloid ClosetTim HISGHSTED (London Film Festival Catalogue, 1995) : is both a history of lesbian and gay images, a study of how Hollywood has shaped our views of masculinity and femininity and a feast for cinephiles everywhere. Beginning at t...
Wide Angle
The CopyK follows a safe daily routine, until a power failure causes his life to breakdown. The xerox machine stops working, the comic book rental shop closes down and the CD player makes no sound. He can′t even warm his milk. In a world ...
Korean Panorama
The Day a Pig Fell into the WellHyo-Seop, a novelist of little promise, loves Bo-Gyung, a married woman who loves him in return. Min-Jae, a box-office girl at a movie theater, supports Hyo-Seop whom she believes will be a great writer. Bo-Gyung′s husband Tong-Wo...
World Cinema
The Eighth DayHarry is a normal guy, a robot of daily life lost in the whirpool of work and ambition. He finds Georges on the road. "Me mongol," says Georges. Harry takes Georges back to his home and can′t get rid of him. They grow fond of each...
Wide Angle
The FiredOn December 15, 1995, a man kills himself at the break of dawn, protesting the exploitation of workers forced into cubbyhokes, fatigued from long hours and preparatory mass-labor. In 1991, the man had been laid off from Dae-Woo co...
A Window on Asian Cinema
The Flor Contemplacion StoryDriven by poverty, many Filipinos seek employment abroad. Some return with savings, but others end up worse. Encountering various abuse, from rape to mental torture, employers often put animals before workers. Flor Contemplacion w...
World Cinema
The Flower of My SecretLeo Macias is a highly successful, although terribly embarrased, author of romance novels who religiously guards her pseudonym. Tired of the flimsy Cinderella story, the growing despair in her work mirrors her faltering private li...
Korean Panorama
The Gingko BedArtist and college lecturer Su-Hyun leads a pleasant life until he comes across an ancient, wooden, gingko bed carved with desolate faces and body parts. Little does he realize that this bed embodies his love′s soul from a previou...