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Ode to My Father(국제시장 Guk-je-si-jang)
KOREAN CULTURAL SERVICE NY and ASIA SOCIETY
announce a new partnership and the first series schedule for
Screenings at
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue at 70th Street
New York City
Korean Cultural Service NY, a branch of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) of the Republic of Korea, and Asia Society are proud to announce a new partnership to co-present the popular year-longw film series Korean Movie Night New York (KMN). Since its inception in 2010, KMN has presented regular, twice a month screenings that introduce a full spectrum of contemporary and classic Korean cinema to New York audiences, including popular blockbusters, independent films, documentaries, animation, and children's films.
“It has been truly wonderful to see how Korean Movie Night New York has grown and evolved over the years. This new partnership with Asia Society allows us to develop even further, offering more exciting programming to a wider audience,” says Ilshik Loh, Representative of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
“Korean cinema is one of the most exciting and dynamic film industries in the world today. Korean Movie Night New York is indispensable in its role in introducing the latest and best Korean films to New York audiences,” says La Frances Hui, Film Curator, Asia Society.
The new partnership will begin with the series Fathers on Screen, which will explore the image of Korean father figures, both positive and negative, as they have been shaped by the cultural and socio-economic conditions in contemporary Korea: a hard-working, devoted family man in ODE TO MY FATHER, an authoritarian and cold blooded murderer in HWAYI: A MONSTER BOY, a vengeful vigilante in BROKEN, and a heroic ex firefighter forced to commit non-heroic acts in GUARDIAN. In all four films, which include three contemporary thrillers, fathers are pushed to extremes by various forces. As these otherwise ordinary men struggle to protect their families and live up to society's expectations of manhood, they are propelled by circumstances into taking extraordinary action and making morally ambiguous decisions.
The series' first film ODE TO MY FATHER is the latest epic drama from blockbuster director JK YOUN (HAUNDAE), which takes viewers through key events in modern Korean history with a deceptively simple story of a father who struggles to support his family. All upcoming screenings will take place at Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue at 70th Street, New York City. All events are free admission, first come, first served. For information, call 212-517-2742.
For stills and screeners, please contact Jean Jo (212) 759-9550 (ext. 207) or jjo@Koreanculture.org or Elaine Merguerian at 212-327-9313 or elainem@asiasociety.org.
Schedule for Fathers on Screen series (February 9 - March 31, 2015) follows. Korean Movie Night Screenings in April and onwards shall be announced later and can. |
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