June 7
6:00 p.m.
Korea & Italy
SOLD OUT!
Korea & Italy
In-Person
NOTE: After you RVSP, you will receive information or a reminder email, but you may or may not receive this right away. Please look out for it before the event! Each event may be different.
A discussion will follow each program to compare and contrast the films and the topics with special discussants:
Discussants
Young A Jung, Assistant Professor of Korean, George Mason University
TBA
Moderated by Adam Wojciechowicz, Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C.
Including a reception at the end of the program!
All films are subtitled in English, unless otherwise noted.
Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C.
2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20008
바르도 (Bardo)
South Korea, 2022, 20 min.
Director: Jung Jihyun
During the traditional 49-day mourning period for her mother, a haenyeo diver of Jeju Island, Seon becomes immersed in the mystical world her mother inhabited as a shaman—a world it seems that neither of them can escape.
What We Leave Behind
South Korea, 2022, 12 min.
Director: Nam Jin Kang
A fast-forward glimpse into the life of one man, from the birth of his child to the death of a loved one, told through his possessions and the place he has called home.
Il turno (The Shift)
Italy, 2021, 15 min.
Director: Chiara Marotta & Loris Giuseppe Nese
Anna and Lucia, two young women in their twenties, one from Italy and one from Nigeria, work as caregivers of Mrs. Maria, a bedridden elderly woman. They meet only during the shift change, but their differences erupt daily, damaging one another and their position in the world. Official selection at Biennale di Venezia 2021 (Orizzonti).
Millennial
Italy, 2022, 15 min.
Director: Eleonora Corica
Anna moves back to Genova. In her hometown, she meets by chance an old friend who invites her to a party. There, she meets Sofia, her former best friend. This meeting brings out a sense of intimacy, but also unspoken and unresolved truths.
