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Fri. May 31

6:30 pm

Korea &

Austria

Korea and Austria

Brief discussions following each evening’s screenings will compare and contrast the films and the topics with several panelists.

Korea - Speaker TBD

Oliver C. Speck - Associate Professor of Film Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University

All films are subtitled in English, unless otherwise noted.

Korean Cultural Center
2370 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008

Amateur (아마튜어)

South Korea, 2018, 12 min.

Director: Sung-kyun Cho

Entering the job market can be tough. Stuck in a menial job at a hairdresser, however, Kyung is about to reignite her secret passion: boxing.

The Angler (더 앵글러)
South Korea, 2018, 13 min.
Director: Jang Seung-wook

A solitary man lives his life in search of a fish... who took something from him. Youth, however, is a precious thing, not to be spent in vain.

Jungwild / Buck

Austria, 2016, 16 min.

Director: Bernhard Wenger

Michael is 18 years old and at age where he prefers listening to loud music over thinking about future responsibilities. His father, however, is a hunter and at an age where he likes to savor the peace and quiet of the woods while contemplating his son’s future. On a morning after a night out at the disco, Michael unwillingly goes on a hunt with his father. There, his plans for the future become an inevitable issue.

Glimpse of the Future

Austria, 2017, 3 min.

Director: Marlene Heidinger, Maité Kalita, Silvia Knödlstorfer, Ji-yoon Lee, Esther Martens, Andreas Neudecker, Sebastian Doringer, Lucia de Quiqueran-Beaujeu, Amelie Schlöglhofer

Made by nine students from the Painting and Animation class of the University of Applied Arts Vienna for the 150th anniversary of the institution, the film deals with the possible future of young artists, or even young people in general.

Fucking Drama

Austria, 2017, 17 min.

Director: Michael Podogil

A young couple sees an off-theater production in a mysterious dark basement. The play begins as “artsy“ as they expected – some people are amused and film the spectacle with their phones. But the mood changes when Manfred Amour, the author of the play, enters the room.

Image Credits:

Glimpse of the Future © Marlene Heidinger, Maité Kalita, Silvia Knödlstorfer, Ji-yoon Lee, Esther Martens, Andreas Neudecker, Sebastian Doringer, Lucia de Quiqueran-Beaujeu, Amelie Schlöghofer