The 6th Annual Korean American Film Festival (Kaffny) screens June 5-10 at Anthology Film Archives. This year's edition is probably the festival's most eclectic one yet, encompassing many modes and styles of filmmaking, film production, and even exhibition, ranging from documentaries (on the 1992 L.A. riots, pro-wrestling evangelism, and street artists), multi-national fiction features that cross borders of geography and language, and music and social-activist films. Below are reviews of some of this year's selections.Should've Kissed (Jinoh Park)Park's debut feature, the first half of Kaffny's opening night double feature, is a brooding, wintry portrait of two lonely souls in New York City and their (perhaps) failed attempt to make a connection. Park himself essays the main role, as Jun, a struggling actor who also works...
- 6/5/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Following our first round-up, here are a few more flicks showcased in New York's Korean American Film Festival which ends March 20th. Stay tuned for more coverage, including reviews of "Should've Kissed" by Cinefondation-residency alum Jinoh Park and "Make Yourself At Home" by student Academy Award-winning director Soopum Sohn. Also on the horizon is an interview with filmmakers Dai Sil Kim-Gibson and "Killer of Sheep" helmer Charles Burnett. "Centre Forward" Produced in North Korea, "Centre Forward" is exactly the kind of movie you'd expect to come out of a military dictatorship. Complete with wistful music seemingly ripped from a Hollywood…...
- 3/19/2011
- The Playlist
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