Haeundae Megabox Theater, Pusan. Post-Resilience premiere
And yet another trip out of Seoul...This time I headed down with friends to the Pusan International Film Festival to see the premiere of Resilience - a documentary by Tammy Chu. The screening was a success, and it was lovely to see so many friends and supporters of the film gather in Pusan for the weekend.
Here is an article from Yonhap News on Tammy that I translated w/some expert help from Sora.^^ (Follow the link to the Note for the text)
The time of the boxes and farewells has arrived. And the countdown ensues.
With fellow Blakemore and Fulbright Grantee, Kelsey - at the Resilience Premiere Party
Haeundae Megabox. With best gal pals
Resilience Premiere Party
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Well, apparently the link for the Note does not show up. Here's the article:
Debut of a Korean-American Adoptee Director at the Pusan International Film Festival
Tammy Chu, Director
Resilience
Sunday, October 11 (1 PM) and Thursday, October 15 (4 PM)
(Seoul, Yonhap News) Korean-American adoptee Tammy Chu will premiere her latest film on international adoption at the Pusan International Film Festival later this week.
With a running time of 75 minutes, Resilience will screen first on Sunday, October 11 at 1 PM at the Haeundae Megabox Theater 3. The second screening will be on Thursday, October 15 at 4 PM at the same location. The film offers a unique perspective on the issues related to international adoption.
Born in Seoul, Chu and her twin sister were adopted to America at the age of 8. When she was 21, she met her birth mother in Korea. This was an experience that ultimately contributed to the shaping of the film, which she began in earnest in 2001. The film has received generous support from the KoRoot Guesthouse for Adoptees in Korea.
The film follows the difficult yet remarkable journey of a reunion between a mother, Myung-Ja and her son, Brent (Korean name: Sung-wook) who have been separated for thirty years. From their first meeting on national television to subsequent meetings and departures, they attempt to build a relationship amidst family betrayal and the legacy of adoption.
The film, which speaks not only to international adoption in Korea and the U.S. but to countless mothers, adoptees, and adoptive families all over the world, is expected to move audiences as it is steeped in the director's own personal experience as an adoptee.
According to Chu, “every year thousands of children are adopted to overseas countries. During the past 55 years, South Korea has sent over 200,000 children to be adopted.” Chu states, “Despite the fact that South Korea is now a major international economic power, Korea still continues to send children over for adoption.” It is Chu’s hope that the film raises a critical awareness regarding the ongoing issue of international adoption.
A graduate of Ithaca College’s film department, Chu’s graduation film was based on her own personal story of reuniting with her birth family in Korea. “Searching for Go-Hyang” was broadcast nationally on PBS and also at several international film festivals. It received a prize for the best film at the New England Film Festival.
Chu is a member of Adoptee Solidarity Korea (ASK), an adoptee group based in Korea that looks critically at Korean overseas adoption. She plans to make her third and fourth films also on the subject of adoption.
October 1, 2009
Reporter Hwang Gil-hwan
ghwang@yna.co.kr
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