25th New York Asian Film Festival

July 10-26, 2026

Photo: @leeruri

North American Premiere

UNDERCURRENT

A village near the North Korean border echoes with the sounds of military artillery and North Korean propaganda. During summer vacation, a young brother and sister venture up a mountain to gather berries. Heavy rains a month ago have damaged the trees, created a large waterway down the hill, and scattered debris at the mouth of the river. Torn warnings of unexploded bombs and landmines lie near the old barracks along the mountain trail the children follow. Soon after, the siblings stumble upon a mysterious sphere with an unknown purpose.

Director: LEE Ru-ri
Producers: LEE Ru-ri, JOUNG Yu-jin
Screenwriter: LEE Ru-ri
Cast: LEE Eun-yul, LEE Eun-sung, HAN Duc-ho, LEE Young-sik
Languages: Korean with English Subtitles
2025; 21 min.; DCP
Country: 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.