DisOrient 2024

Shorts Program: Korean Kaleidoscope Remix

Expired March 18, 2024 6:59 AM
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6 films in package
IDOL
A comedy that pits a K-pop star and a marketing executive against each other in a hilarious clash of cultures and egos over a kimchi commercial. The film explores the themes of identity, appropriation, and fame in the age of social media.
“Halmoni’s Pot” (“Grandma’s Pot”)
Grandma Mee-Yung reluctantly agrees to go buy pot for her grandson. But pay full price? Never!
Homecoming
Serena returns to her long vacated home. Though it's not easy, she rebuilds her life and flourishes.
Riding Han (한)
Three Korean American friends embark on a 2400-mile bike ride across the Great Divide, discovering their roots, their resilience, and their creative power in the face of Han and hate.
APPA
Set on the North Shore of O'ahu, based on the true story of a Korean-American farming family tormented by loss and addiction.
Seoul Switch
When an insecure, Korean American boy meets an International K-Pop Star who looks just like him, they decide to switch identities.
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Serena returns to her long vacated home. Though it's not easy, she rebuilds her life and flourishes.


Director - Hannah Yang

Hannah Yang is an independent Korean-Canadian Director from Vancouver, BC specializing in narrative films, commercials, and music videos. As a second generation immigrant, Hannah has a deep passion for interlacing culture with identity. Her first short film, 'Mama's Song' featured an all-Asian cast, and was selected for Lift-Off Film Festival and Canada Shorts Film Festival. Hannah's directorial debut in the music video realm was for Chinese-Canadian pop artist, Serena Sun. The ‘Homecoming’ music video was funded by the 2021 Creative BC Music Video grant. In 2024, Hannah will be releasing the ‘Pretty Girls Cry’ music video for Misha Eyre, as well as her next short film, ‘The Principles of Greenology’, co-directed with Kevin Ang. She is currently developing a short film about people of colour living with keloid scars and producing a Telus Storyhive documentary about AI’s effect on Vancouver.

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    4 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Canada
  • Director
    Hannah Yang
  • Screenwriter
    Darci McDonald
  • Cast
    Serena Sun
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