| Details | Available in the United States from May 7–23 Stream it Here: https://kffdc2021.eventive.org/welcome Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc6hiKwRIAg
Korean Film Festival DC 2021—Part One: Debuts
In the first part of the festival, we present directorial debuts, all of which are by women. They range from comedies to coming-of-age tales and include a drama that reignited Korea’s #MeToo movement.
Fans of the gentle family dramas of Yasujiro Ozu and Hirokazu Kore-eda will feel right at home watching Yoon Dan-bi’s extraordinary feature debut, which won four awards at the 2019 Busan International Film Festival, as well as the Bright Future Award at the 2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam. The story centers on an adolescent girl named Okju, who moves with her younger brother Dongju and their broke, recently divorced father into the home of her grandfather. Soon, her aunt joins them as well when her relationship hits the skids. Through a series of acutely observed, subtly constructed scenes, Yoon creates a portrait of the meaning of family in today’s Korea. (Dir.: Yoon Dan-bi, Korea, 2019, 105 min., Korean with English subtitles)
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