25th New York Asian Film Festival

July 10-26, 2026

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Photo: © 2026 Suzanne Soo Hyun Kim. All Rights Reserved.

World Premiere

Let The Neon Lights Dance

On the unforgiving streets of Seoul, elderly cardboard collector Young-Soon survives on the margins of society, finding refuge in a vivid inner world where she transforms everyday struggles into extraordinary feats of imagination. When an encounter with local authorities threatens her fragile existence, Young-Soon is forced to confront the harsh realities she has escaped.

Director: Suzanne Soo Hyun Kim
Producers: Suzanne Soo Hyun Kim, Donna Yoo
Screenwriter: Suzanne Soo Hyun Kim
Cast: Ho Sook Na, Hyun Ah Kim
Languages: Korean with English Subtitles
2025; 20 min.; Digital
Countries: Australia, South Korea

SCHEDULE:

Saturday July 18, 3:00pm
Korean Cultural Center New York

This program of short films includes Suzanne Soo Hyun Kim’s Let The Neon Lights Dance, Ru-ri Lee’s UNDERCURRENT, Annette Cho’s The Newcomer, Jiin Oh’s SPEEDY!, Juliet Belisario’s Devils In The Bush, and Hao-Oh Park’s Broken Dawn.

Q&A with Suzanne Soo Hyun Kim (Director) - Let The Neon Lights Dance; Annette Cho (Director) - The Newcomer; Juliet Belisario (Director/Screenwriter/Producer) - Devils In The Bush