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| Korean Film in Focus: A Conversation with Director Bong Joon-Ho |
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Director Bong Joon-ho has rapidly become one of the most powerful creative and commercial forces in the Korean film industry. After releasing the critically acclaimed Barking Dogs Never Bite and Memories of Murder, Bong stepped into the international spotlight with his 2006 monster movie The Host. Throughout his films, Bong has forged an unmistakable style that fuses the inner realities of contemporary Korea—especially the shame, guilt, and trauma left over from the democratic movement of the 1980s—with all the power and fun of genre movies. His new film Mother, set for U.S. release in March, utilizes this powerful style in the service of a murder mystery.
Join us on Thursday, February 25, for a conversation with Bong Joon-ho about his filmmaking method and his career in the Korean movie industry. The evening will include a special preview of clips from the upcoming Mother.
 Discussion Moderated By Michael Atkinson Professor of Film Long Island University Thursday, February 25, 2010 6:00–6:30 PM * Registration and Reception 6:30–8:30 PM * Discussion and Q&A The Korea Society 950 Third Avenue @ 57th Street, 8th Floor (Building entrance on SW corner of Third Avenue and 57th Street)  MEDIA SPONSOR Tickets are available for $10 (members) or $15 (non-members). For more information contact Yuni Cho or 212-759-7525 ext. 323. This program is supported by Magnolia Pictures. Mother will be released in theaters nationwide on March 12, 2010. Watch the trailer here. About the Moderator Michael Atkinson is a writer, critic and professor of film at Long Island University. His writing on film and culture has appeared in The Village Voice, LA Weekly, The Guardian, Maxim, Film Comment, In These Times, and Moving Image Source. He is the recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship and co-author/producer of Babylon Fields, a 20th Century Fox TV pilot. |
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