Gina Kim — Director (7)

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Gina Kim’s Video Diary (2002)
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other title: 김진아의 비디오 일기
When Gina Kim turned twenty-two, she decided to leave her home in Korea and not return. Taking advantage of an opportunity to study abroad, she was anxious to escape her mother’s authority and avoid a similar fate as an overweight, underappreciated housewife. Traumatized by her decision, the filmmaker began to develop symptoms of anorexia and proceeded to document her mental decline and eventual recovery. Combining video performance art with an intimate home-movie diary, this self-documented coming-of-age story demonstrates how video technologies can be used to capture the most intimate, confessional voice of a filmmaker.

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Invisible Light (2003)
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other title: 그 집 앞 / 그 집 앞 (2003년 영화)
The film is counterbalanced between two interrelated parts. The first part takes place in Los Angeles, and is centered around a Korean female student, Gah-in, who is studying in the US. She is having a sexual affair with a married man named, Jun. The second part is about Jun's wife, Do-hee, which takes place in Seoul, Korea.

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Tearless (2021)
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other title: 不哭泣的女人
南韓東豆川市,逍遙山腳的美軍駐地,有俗稱「猴房」(Monkey House)的「美軍性病診療所」。這裡直到2004年才關閉,無數染上性病的韓國慰安婦曾被監禁於此。浴室、走廊、飯堂、診間,抽菸的女人如鬼魅,走在光下。寢室夜晚,女人在樓頂邊緣徘徊,而走廊猛然下起傾盆大雨,如那不曾被聽見的哭聲⋯⋯ 導演金鎮娥,繼2017年獲威尼斯最佳VR敘事獎的《東豆川血痕》後,再次凝視女性與人權議題,觀眾置身冷戰遺骸感受歷史的重量,場域的力量不言自明。

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Bloodless (2017)
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金镇雅 actor: Boryeong Kim
other title: 东豆川血痕 / 不流血的杀戮
1992年邻近美军基地的南韩东豆川市,发生了性工作者遭美军士兵杀害的案件。以真实事件为蓝本,本片回到案发的街区进行拍摄,寂寥的商店街,闪烁的霓虹灯下,一名女子沿着街道缓慢而行,高跟鞋声引领我们前往命定的悲剧。透过VR的切身体验,观众得以连结被害者的身心处境,引发反思。暴力没有在眼前发生,残酷却在我们背过身的瞬间。

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Cooktales (2013)
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★ 4.2 8 ratings
other title: 花样厨神 / Final Recipe …
Hao's Singaporean restaurant is in danger of going out of business. Hao's grandson, Mark, secretly travels to Shanghai to attend a cooking competition despite his grandfather's wishes for him to become an engineer. Mark takes the place of a contestant who did not show up and must now impress the host, Julia Lee, and her chef husband, David Chen. Chen, who is originally from Singapore and misses his family, eventually learns he is Mark's father.

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Never Forever (2007)
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★ 7.3 11 ratings
金镇雅 actor: 维拉·法米加 / 大卫·麦金尼斯 …
other title: 第二次爱情 / 두번째 사랑 …
When an American woman begins a dangerous relationship with an attractive immigrant worker, in order to save her marriage, she finds her true self.