Short Film Festival Ttang (땅) is a new film programme presented as part of Kollab & Kulture, a monthly event series at Poplar Union (E14 6TL) introducing contemporary Korean art and culture through music, dance, performance, and hanbok. This festival explores the theme of “Ttang” (meaning ground or earth), tracing how memories, identities, and places … [Read More]
Director: Kim Hee-jin
MJ (dir Kim Hee-jin, 2013) review: small moments, lasting change
Beautifully understated in its narrative realisation, ‘MJ’ takes a seemingly inconsequential, almost passing moment and deftly details the part it plays in changing the entire life of a young woman for the better. Though just 22 minutes in duration, MJ’s warmth and uplifting nature becomes ever more noticeable (and indeed welcome) as the story unfolds. [Read More]