19th New York Asian Film Festival

Aug 28 - Sep 12, 2020

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North American Premiere

Moving On

남매의 여름밤

Available: Aug. 28 - Sept. 12, New York State ONLY

Limited seating

This quotidian chronicle of a family in unexpected circumstances is a marvel of delicacy. Post-divorce and with options scarce, a father, his teenage daughter and tweener son move in with grandpa. The kids’ aunt, fleeing a failed marriage herself, soon joins them. Through their collective travails, they remain endearingly positive, filling the home with laughter, tears and hope. Yoo Dan-bi’s award-winning feature debut is a bittersweet slice of life that celebrates the strengths of the traditional Korean family unit, as three generations come of age together under one roof.

Director: Yoon Dan-bi
Cast: Kim Sang-dong, Park Seung-joon, Park Hyun-young, Yang Heung-joo, Choi Jung-woon
Languages: Korean with English subtitles
2019; 105 min.

SCHEDULE:

Thursday September 10, 5:45pm
Smart Cinema USA

Available: Aug. 28 - Sept. 12, New York State ONLY

Yoon Dan-bi
윤단비

Yoon Dan-bi’s short film Fireworks screened at the Daegu Independent Short Film Festival in 2015 and the Korea Youth Film Festival in 2017. Her feature debut Moving On premiered at the Busan International Film Festival, where it won four awards. Yoon explains her inspiration for this quietly mesmerizing film: “On the way back home after school, one of my friends started telling us a story about her family. Other friends joined the conversation, sharing problems they each had within their families. While hearing their stories, I felt a sense of relief, which assured me that it wasn’t just my family that had issues. Feeling relieved, however, I failed to tell my own story. I’m dedicating this film, ten years later, as the response to the unanswered question that evening.”