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- DirectorJo Chul-HyunStarsSong Kang-hoPark Hae-ilJeon Mi-seonA historical film about King Sejong who risked everything of his to invent the Hunminjungeum (Korean Script) for his people and the people who weren't recorded in history.Korean kingdoms, language
- DirectorLee Joon-ikStarsKam Woo-seongJung Jin-youngKang Seong-yeonTwo clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh.Korean kingdoms, UNESCO ICH (performers), gender roles
- DirectorLee Joon-ikStarsSong Kang-hoYoo Ah-inMoon Geun-youngSet in 18th century Korea, long-ruling King Yeongjo's struggle with his son, Sado, sees the king take extreme measures in order to deal with his heir.Korean history (royal), mental illness
- DirectorIm Kwon-taekStarsHyo-jeong LeeCho Seung-wooSeong-nyeo KimA governor's son falls in love and marries a beautiful girl, the daughter of a courtesan. Their marriage is kept a secret from the governor who would immediately disown him if he found that his son married beneath him.UNESCO ICH (pansori)
- DirectorHur Jin-hoStarsSon Ye-jinPark Hae-ilRa Mi-ranThe last remaining princess of the Joseon Dynasty leaves her home for Japan, under Japanese colonial rule. Her childhood friend makes a vow to retrieve her and help her make her way back to Korea.Korean history (royal), Japanese occupation
- DirectorYu-na EomStarsYoo Hae-jinYoon Kyung-hoKim Hong-paDuring the Japanese occupation, two men travel across the country compiling the first Korean language dictionary.WWII/Japanese occupation, language
- DirectorChan-kyong ParkStarsKim Eun-jooKeum-Hwa KimKwon Nam-heeA life documentary of a woman who was shunned for being possessed by spirits as a girl, oppressed for following superstitions as an adult, how she grows to be a great shaman who embraces the pain of all people, and how she comes to be honored as a national treasure of Korea with her outstanding artistic talents throughout Korea's tumultuous history.UNESCO ICH (shamanism), documentary
- DirectorCho Jung-RaeStarsSoon-Hyoung ChaPark Choong-HwanKim Dong-WonTwo Korean girls, Jung-Min (14) and Young-hee (15) are kidnapped by the Japanese Imperial Army and taken to a 'Comfort Station' in China. There, they join other kidnapped girls in serving Japanese soldiers as sexual slaves known as 'Comfort Woman'. By the end of the war, only one of the girls survives. Decades later, an elderly lady attempts to reunite with the spirit of her lost friend. Inspired by the testimony of Kang Il-chul.WWII/Japanese occupation, comfort women, treatment of females
- DirectorLee Na-jeongStarsKim Hyang-giKim Sae-ronKim Young-okTwo Korean girls who unwillingly get taken from their homes during the Japanese occupation of Korea.WWII/Japanese occupation, comfort women, treatment of females
- DirectorKyu-dong MinStarsKim Hae-sookYe Soo-jungSuk Mun10 plaintiffs who suffered as comfort woman during World War II and their 13 lawyers stand in a courtroom in Japan. They have gone through 23 difficult trials from 1992 to 1998.WWII/Japanese occupation, comfort women, treatment of females, legal (true story)
- DirectorKang Je-kyuStarsJang Dong-gunWon BinEun-ju LeeWhen two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.Korean War
- DirectorKwang-Hyun ParkStarsJeong Jae-yeongShin Ha-kyunKang Hye-jeongSoldiers from both sides of the Korean divide live among villagers who know nothing of the war.Korean War, North-South relations, reunification
- DirectorJK YounStarsHwang Jung-minYunjin KimOh Dal-suAmid the time of Korean War, a young boy's vow to take care of his family marked the beginning of a lifelong promise spanning 60 years.Korean War/post-war history, Korean transnational adoption
- DirectorDeann BorshayRamsay LiemUnknown or forgotten by most Americans, the Korean War divided a people with several millenniums of shared history. Memory of Forgotten War conveys the human costs of military conflict through deeply personal accounts of four Korean American survivors whose experiences and memories embrace the full circle of the war: its outbreak and the day-to-day struggle for survival, separation from family members across the DMZ, the aftermath of a devastated Korean peninsula, and immigration to the United States. Each person reunites with relatives in North Korea conveying beyond words the meaning of four decades of family loss. Their stories belie the notion that war ends for civilians when the guns are silenced and foreshadow the futures of countless others displaced by ongoing military conflict today.
- DirectorDeann BorshayStarsLenaKim ArctaediusEstelle Cooke-SampsonDae-won KimIn this powerful tale about the rise of Korea's global adoption program, four adult adoptees return to their country of birth and recover the personal histories that were lost when they were adopted. Raised in foreign families, each sets out on a journey to reconnect with their roots, mapping the geographies of kinship that bind them to a homeland they never knew. Along the way there are discoveries and dead ends, as well as mysteries that will never be unraveled.Korean transnational adoption, documentary
- DirectorDeann BorshayJefferson SpadyStarsAlveen BorshayArnold BorshayDeann BorshayAn 8-year-old girl is adopted by an American family only to discover, years later, that she has a birth family in Korea.Korean transnational adoption, documentary
- DirectorDeann BorshayStarsDeann BorshayIn the 1960s just before being adopted from a Korean orphanage by an American family, my identity was switched with another girl named Cha Jung Hee. I was told to keep the switch a secret, then sent to America. In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee is a personal essay that chronicles my journey to find my double, while exploring the ethical and social dimensions of international transracial adoption. The film is a poignant reflection on memory, identity and what it means to walk in someone else's shoes.Korean transnational adoption, documentary
- DirectorTammy ChuMyoung-ja, who has sent her son Brent (Sung-wook) abroad to be adopted meets him after 30 years and spends a special time with him. They meet for the first time on national TV, then part ways and meet repeatedly, trying to become a family again. Unfortunately, they are faced with problems that so many families with adopted children experience, such as the language barrier and the cultural gap. Myoung-ja takes part in a movement against international adoptions and tries to build a firm base for her life as she takes care of children born to single mothers. The process of becoming a mother and son unfolds dramatically through interviews and observations that take place over an extended period of time.Korean transnational adoption, documentary
- DirectorJon MaxwellYouTube musician and Korean American adoptee Dan Matthews travels to South Korea to perform and reunite with his biological family, including a long lost twin he never knew he had.Korean transnational adoption, documentary
- DirectorSamantha FutermanRyan MiyamotoStarsSkylar AstinAnaïs BordierJacques BordierAdopted from South Korea, raised on different continents & connected through social media, Samantha & Anaïs believe that they are twin sisters separated at birth.Korean transnational adoption, documentary
- DirectorBrian Tetsuro IvieOne winter, a pastor finds an abandoned infant on his church steps, and builds 'a drop box' to rescue any others.Korean transnational adoption, social welfare, disability, documentary
- DirectorSun Hee EngelstoftForget Me Not follow three pregnant unmarried women at the institution "Aeshuwon" on the South Korean island called Jeju. Paradoxically, the nickname for Jeju Island is "Honeymoon Island" due to its popularity as a destination for all newly wed Koreans. 15 women are currently living at the institution, which is isolated in the beautiful countryside of Jeju, and run by founder Mrs. Im and her staff. The film follow the three women and their process towards the difficult and painful decision - whether to keep the baby or give it away for adoption. A decision strongly influenced by a huge pressure from the outside world. Typically the disgrace of the family, the reluctance of the boyfriend and the disdain of Korean society towards the women's behavior and the unborn child, have a huge impact on the women's final decision. However, at Aeshuwon the strong-willed Mrs Im supports the women and their fight for independence. But in the end the choice will always be the women's own and the consequences will be up to the single individual to handle. Forget Me Not is an emotional journey of three unwed women's life at Aeshuwon and how they make the decision that will change their lives forever.Korean transnational adoption, social welfare, treatment of women, documentary
- DirectorJustin ChonStarsJustin ChonAlicia VikanderMark O'BrienAs a Korean-American man raised in the Louisiana bayou works hard to make a life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past as he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever called home.Korean transnational adoption, human rights
- DirectorMads BrüggerStarsMads BrüggerSimon Jul JørgensenTommy KenterTwo Danish comedians join the director on a trip to North Korea, where they have been allowed access under the pretext of wanting to perform a vaudeville act.Korean transnational adoption, disability, North Korea, documentary
- DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsLee Yeong-aeLee Byung-hunSong Kang-hoAfter a shooting incident at the North-South Korean border DMZ leaves two North Korean soldiers dead, a neutral Swiss and Swedish team investigates what actually happened.Korean War, North-South relations
- DirectorJim ButterworthAaron LubarskyLisa SleethThe gripping documentary exposé into the life and death of North Koreans as they try to escape their homeland and ChinaNorth Korea, refugees, human rights, documentary
- DirectorTae-gyun KimStarsCha In-pyoMyeong-cheol ShinSeo Young-hwaAbout a young boy in North Korea who wants to find his father who is forced to become a refugee in South Korea.North Korea, refugees, human rights
- DirectorYong-hwa KimStarsJu Jin-moKim Ah-jungSung Dong-ilA talented but obese girl, who ghost-sings for a not-so-talented pop star, undergoes extensive plastic surgery to become a slender beauty with a new identity.Korean beauty standards, K-pop
- DirectorJason Y. LeeStarsEdward Young LeeJason Y. LeeSave My Seoul follows two Korean-American brothers as they discover rampant prostitution and sex trafficking in Seoul, South Korea. With the use of hidden cameras and access to pimps, johns, and sex-workers, Eddie and Jason explore and unravel the complexity of the sex trade in Seoul. They learn that this problem is rooted in issues far deeper than lost girls and lustful men. Instead, it's a consequence of the broken Korean culture that turns a blind eye to and condones one of the biggest human injustices of our generation.Treatment of women, gender roles, documentary
- DirectorLee Su-jinStarsChun Woo-heeJung In-sunKim So-youngHan Gong-Ju transfers to a new school to escape her past. It takes a long time for her troubled past to catch up with her but when it does, the revelation is devastating.Treatment of women, gang culture, legal (true story)
- DirectorLee Joon-ikStarsLee ReSol Kyung-guUhm Ji-wonStory of an 8-year-old girl who faces a horrible rape that damages her internally and affects her emotionally, trying to overcome all the obstacles following the incident with the good support of those around her.Treatment of women, legal (true story)
- DirectorHwang Dong-hyukStarsGong YooJung Yu-miKim Hyeon-sooBased on real events, this film depicts the story of a school for the hearing-impaired where young deaf students were sexually assaulted by the faculty members over a long period of time.legal (true story), disability
- DirectorYeon Sang-hoStarsRyu Seung-ryongShim Eun-kyungLee JoonSeveral groups of people try to survive a zombie pandemic that unleashes itself in downtown Seoul.social class inequality, social welfare
- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoLee Sun-kyunCho Yeo-jeongGreed and class discrimination threaten the newly-formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.social class inequality
- DirectorLee Chang-dongStarsSol Kyung-guMoon So-riAhn Nae-sangAn irresponsible and childish ex-con befriends a girl with cerebral palsy and develops a progressively stronger bond with her.disability, social welfare
- DirectorBora KimStarsPark Ji-huKim Sae-byeokJeong In-giSeoul 1994, in the year the Seongsu Bridge collapsed, 14-year-old Eunhee wanders the city searching for love.gender roles, treatment of women, academic pressure, LGBTQ, financial crisis
- DirectorSeung-jun YiStarsCho Young-ChanKim Soon-hoChoi JungahYoung-Chan comes from planet of snail where deaf blind people live slow and quiet lives. When Young-Chan came to Earth, nobody understood his language and he was desperate. Then an angel walked into his life. Soon-Ho knows how it is to be lonely and soon becomes an inseparable part of his life. Young-Chan also discovers an amazing world under his fingers as he learned to read books with braille. Hopes began to grow and he dreams of writing a book. However, Soon-Ho cannot always be there for him because of her own problem of spine disability. The couple now should learn to survive alone. While Soon-Ho uneasily spends her first day waiting for his return, Young-Chan goes out for the biggest adventure of his life.disability, documentary
- DirectorJae-eun JeongStarsBae DoonaLee Yo-wonOk Ji-youngIn the port city of Icheon, five female friends struggle to stay close while forging a life for themselves after high school. When one of the group, upwardly-mobile Hae-ju, moves to Seoul, the other girls deal with the loss in different ways. Feeling most rejected, shy Ji-yeong finds comfort in her new friendship with rebel Tae-hee.coming of age, gender roles, social welfare
- DirectorSo Yong KimStarsCarolyn EbyTaegu Andy KangMadgalena KarasinskaA Korean immigrant falls in love with her best friend while navigating her way through the challenges of living in a new country.Korean diaspora, coming of age
- DirectorLee Isaac ChungStarsSteven YeunHan YeriAlan KimA Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.Korean diaspora, Korean-America, self-employment
- DirectorJustin ChonStarsSimone BakerJustin ChonCurtiss Cook Jr.Two Korean-American brothers run a shoe store in L.A. county. Their friend, black eleven-year-old Kamilla, drops in and helps. On this day, the Rodney King verdict ignites the 1992 L.A. riots.Korean diaspora, Korean-America, self-employment, filial piety, LA Riots, Black-Korean tension
- DirectorWayne WangStarsJustin ChonJackie ChungChristina July KimA Korean American man takes care of his sick mother as she teaches him her traditional recipes.Korean diaspora, Korean-America, filial piety, illness
- DirectorAndrew AhnStarsJoe SeoYoun Ho ChoHaerry KimA closeted Korean-American teenager takes a job at a Korean spa to help his struggling family, only to discover an underground world of gay sex at the spa that both scares and excites him.Korean diaspora, Korean-America, academic pressure, LGBTQ
- DirectorJulian KimPeter S. LeeStarsDonald ChangYeena SungDax RichardsonWhen the Choi family lose their dry cleaning business, they learn to love each other to survive the crisis and heartaches that they cause each other.Korean diaspora, Korean-America, self-employment, filial piety
- DirectorJustin ChonStarsTiffany ChuTeddy LeeOctavio PisanoA young woman who works as a karaoke hostess in Koreatown reconnects with her estranged brother in the final days of their father's life.Korean diaspora, Korean-America, gender roles, filial piety, treatment of women
- DirectorIris K. ShimStarsBob J. BerlinMyung HanCarol HoganA chilling exploration of the tragic history of the Suh family and the murder that shocked America - when the picture perfect son, Andrew, shot and killed his sister's fiancé at her bidding.Korean diaspora, Korean-America, filial piety, legal, anti-model minority myth, documentary
- DirectorSalima KoromaStarsAwkwafinaDavid LeeRichard LeeFour Asian-American rappers run into tough obstacles as they try to make it big in Hip Hop, a genre rooted in black culture.Asian-America, ("anti") model minority myth
- DirectorBenson LeeStarsCha In-pyoJustin ChonJessika VanIn 1986, a group of foreign-born Korean teenagers attend a summer camp in South Korea.coming of age, Korean diaspora, Korean transnational adoption
- DirectorHarry KimStarsDavid ChoeBarron StoreyEric NakamuraDirty Hands delivers an intense portrait of David Choe, a young near-schizophrenic street artist that devises numerous criminal schemes that afford him to hitchhike across the globe. David skirts the legal constraints of society to "freely" create his art in the public space. His nonchalant law-breaking style lands him in jail several times leading to his eventual demise in solitary confinement in a Tokyo prison cell. He resurfaces with a radically religious agenda and returns home with hope to overcome his criminal temptations and repair his severed relationships. We see David's unwillingness to grow up, his struggle to make it as an artist and his fight to hold on to his sanity for his life and burgeoning art career. www.dirtyhandsmovie.comKorean diaspora, Korean-America, LA Riots, anti-model minority myth