Have you heard? Korean Cinemaâs Got Style!
Expand your Korean art horizons with four contemporary films that epitomize the charm, style, and innovation of Meot: Korean Art from the Frank Bayley Collection. This two-week fall series of evening and matinee screenings will genre-hop through horror, comedy, mystery, and even the Western, proving Korean cinema is anything but predictable. Showcasing a few modern mastersâ early works, this series engages with Meotâs contemplations on Korean artistry through time. Join us for community activities accompanying each screening.
Come in your finest costumes for this Halloween Monster Movie Night screening of The Host.
An early film by director Bong Joon-ho (Parasite), The Host literalizes the monstrous consequences of military imperialism while injecting humor and tragedy into a classic monster romp.
On the banks of Seoulâs Han River, the lazy but kind Gang-doo (Song Kang-ho) runs a snack shack with his father and his precocious daughter A-sung . . . until a mutant monster rises from the water and steals her into the bowels of the city. Their dysfunctional family, including a bow-wielding Bae Doona (Cloud Atlas) and unemployed Park Hae-il (Decision to Leave) must band together to save her from the terrors of creature and government alike. Content Advisory: Monster violence and mild gore.
6:30-7:30 pm - Gallery access and special programming
7 pm - Theater opens for seating
7:30 pm - Showtime
Korean Cinemaâs Got Style! is guest curated by Hannah Baek.
SAM Films are generously supported by the Bagley and Virginia Wright Endowment and The Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Film and Education Endowment.