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06.10.2023 - 17:19 / deadline.com
Actors and filmmakers Steven Yeun, John Cho, Justin Chon and Lee Isaac Chung shared their thoughts on the appeal of Korean Diaspora cinema – as well as how they see the current wave of content coming out of Korea – in a philosophical but relaxed press conference at Busan International Film Festival.
Lee, who directed Oscar-winning Korean immigrant story Minari, said he was amazed by the reaction to the film whenever it was screened as “people from all walks of life would want to talk about their own experiences, people who’d never emigrated, but they’d moved to some place new and found it stressful. I wonder if the immigrant story just speaks to many experiences.”
Chon, an actor-director whose Jamojaya is screening at the festival, said: “It’s just an interesting dramatic situation – being in transition and also an underdog story. It was right there for the taking, to tell immigrant stories, and it makes sense that people would be interested in those lives.”
Minari star Yeun added: “It does feel like we’re living in a self-aware reality where the systems are not working for anyone. A lot of structures are being broken down and to move forward we need that ability to start from the ground up. I think that immigrant mentality is where we’re all headed.”
Busan has a special programme dedicated to Korean Diaspora cinema, which is screening six films and hosting a series of press conferences and public talk events.
When asked how Korean American audiences regard the current wave of Korean films and series, Yeun described it as “deeply healing for the diaspora to watch this content.”
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