Korea’s film industry is flourishing. The Korean Film Festival screens documentaries, shorts, features, and indie films.
On April 25 and 27, award-winning director Lee Chang-dong introduces and talks about two of his works: 2007’s Secret Sunshine, about a grieving mother, and 2000’s Peppermint Candy, which chronicles the life of a former soldier and police officer in South Korea.
On May 11, director Lee Yoon-ki and festival co-organizer Hyunjun Min lead a panel discussion about the changing perspectives on love and marriage in Korean cinema. Following the talk, Lee Yoon-ki’s Ad Lib Night, about a father’s dying wish to see his daughter again, is screened.
A selection of contemporary films includes Tazza: The High Rollers, a crime thriller about underground gambling, and the documentary Our School, about a group of pro–North Korea students at a school on the Japanese island of Hokkaido.
Screenings are at various locations; The AFI Silver Theatre (8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring), the National Museum of Women in the Arts (1250 New York Ave., NW), and the Freer Gallery's Meyer Auditorium.
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