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Bong Joon Ho: Dissident Cinema with Karen Han

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Bong Joon Ho: Dissident Cinema by culture writer and screenwriter Karen Han is the first definitive critical and visual survey of the Academy Award–winning South Korean writer/director who has been making critically acclaimed feature films for more than two decades.

Bong Joon Ho: Dissident Cinema by culture writer and screenwriter Karen Han is the first definitive critical and visual survey of the Academy Award–winning South Korean writer/director who has been making critically acclaimed feature films for more than two decades. Brilliantly illustrated and designed by the London-based film magazine Little White Lies, this lush monograph surveys Bong’s full body of work, including his short films and music videos. The accompanying text by Karen Han, interviews with Bong’s key collaborators, and foreword by David Lowery (The Green Knight) flesh out the stories behind Bong’s films and explore his rise in the cultural eye of the West.

Join us for a conversation about Bong Joon Ho's career with Karen Han.

 

Bong Joon Ho: Dissident Cinema with Karen Han

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 | 6 PM (EST)


The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017

 


About the Speaker:

Karen Han is a Korean American culture writer and screenwriter whose work can be found in outlets such as the New York Times, the Atlantic, Vanity Fair, VICE, the Village Voice, New York magazine, and Slate. She has also appeared on television and radio as a critic on Good Morning America, Amanpour & Co., NPR, and WNYC. She lives in Los Angeles.