VISITORS (JEONJU DIGITAL PROJECTS 2009)

Chicago premiere!
VISITORS (JEONJU DIGITAL PROJECTS 2009)
2009, Hong Sang-soo, Naomi Kawase, and Lav Diaz, Various nations, 123 min.

Three of Asia’s most accomplished filmmakers are featured in this program of haunting and beautiful works on loss and memory. In SAIC alumnus Hong’s LOST IN THE MOUNTAINS, a young woman visits a friend and discovers a romantic betrayal. Kawase’s KOMA is the touching story of a man who visits a small village to honor his late grandfather. BUTTERFLIES HAVE NO MEMORIES is Diaz’s realist portrait of unemployed Filipino mine workers whose lives of drink and idleness are confused when a young woman returns from Canada. These works were commissioned by the Jeonju International Film Festival for their annual Digital Projects showcase. Presented in collaboration with White Light Cinema (www.whitelightcinema.com). In Korean, Japanese, Tagalog, and English with English subtitles. DigiBeta and Mini-DV video. (Patrick Friel)