23rd New York Asian Film Festival

July 12-28, 2024

Photo: Minkyu Kang Film

Children of Light

빛의 아이들

In the 1960s, a 16-year-old Korean boy, kidnapped and assaulted at a juvenile center on a remote island, must escape with his rival to survive. Winner of the Grand Prize at the 28th Directors Guild of America Student Film Awards, Children of Light contemplates the human rights crisis inflicted upon the younger generation in post-war South Korea.

Director: Kang Min-kyu
Cast: Lee Hyo-je, Kim Jung-chul, Kim Myoung-guk, Um Ki-baek, Park Jun-hyuk
Languages: Korean with English subtitles
2023; 21 min.

SCHEDULE:

Thursday July 18, 6:00pm
Korean Cultural Center New York

A kiss, a dance, an escape, a killing spree…these six Korean and Korean diasporic short films feature unorthodox characters taking bold steps to rewrite their destinies.