18th New York Asian Film Festival

Jun 28 - Jul 14, 2019

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North American Premiere

Maggie

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A couple’s hospital tryst is caught on X-Ray. Thinking she and her boyfriend are the ones in the compromising radiograph, nurse Yoon-young goes in the next day to resign only to find that everyone has called in sick except the head doctor. Meanwhile random sinkholes are appearing throughout Korea and her lazy boyfriend gets a job filling them in. Narrator Maggie keeps us abreast of these bizarre set pieces, and wait until you see who she is. Bursting with creativity, Yi Ok-seop’s seemingly oblique and hilarious feature debut is an absurdist observation on believing in others as well as oneself.

Director: Yi Ok-seop
Cast: Koo Kyo-hwan, Lee Ju-young, Moon So-ri
Languages: Korean with English subtitles
2018; 88 min.; DCP

SCHEDULE:

Saturday July 13, 3:00pm
SVA Theatre

Director Yi Ok-seop and actor Koo Kyo-hwan in attendance (Introduction and Q&A)

Yi Ok-seop
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Yi Ok-seop graduated from Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA). She debuted in 2010, her many short movies include RAZ on Air (2012), A Dangerous Woman (2014), Girls on Top (2017). Her first feature, Maggie, is the 14th film project officially supported by the National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea, as it touches upon several social issues, like spy-cam porn, unemployment, real estate and city redevelopment, that often make the headlines in South Korea. Featuring renowned actress Moon So-ri, the film won the Citizen Critics’ Award at the Busan International Film Festival and the Grand Prix at the Osaka Asian Film Festival.

Koo Kyo-hwan
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A graduate of Seoul Institute of the Arts, Koo Kyo-hwan directed several short films, such as Turtles (2011), Where is My DVD? (2013) and Now Playing (2014, co-directed with Yi Ok-seop). He has also made a mark for his roles in indie features and shorts and was awarded Actor of the Year at Busan International Film Festival for this achievement in Jane (NYAFF 2017), in which his striking portrayal of the titular transgender woman is described as a milestone in the depiction of LGBTQ characters in Korean cinema. Koo worked on Maggie’s screenplay with director Yi, and also credited as co-editor, producer and lead actor.