25th New York Asian Film Festival

July 10-26, 2026

FilmsSchedule & Tickets

Photo: © 2026 Annette Cho

The Newcomer

Grappling with her homeland’s rapid modernization and admiration for West, a recent Korean immigrant discovers pride in the cultural hybridity of Korea alive in New York City’s Koreatown.

Director: Annette Cho
Producer: Annette Cho
Screenwriter: Annette Cho
Languages: Korean with English Subtitles
2025; 6 min.; Digital

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.