BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Seattle Art Museum//Events Calendar//EN
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:whats-on/events/sam-films-korean-cinemas-got-style-joint-security-area-nov-13@sam.org
DTSTAMP:20260518T052518Z
DTSTART:20241114T023000Z
DTEND:20241114T053000Z
SUMMARY:SAM Films: Korean Cinema's Got Style - Joint Security Area
DESCRIPTION:Have you heard? Korean Cinema’s Got Style!\nExpand your Korean art horizons
  with four contemporary films that epitomize the charm\, style\, and innova
 tion of Meot: Korean Art from the Frank Bayley Collection. This two-week fa
 ll series of evening and matinee screenings will genre-hop through horror\,
  comedy\, mystery\, and even the Western\, proving Korean cinema is anythin
 g but predictable. Showcasing a few modern masters’ early works\, this seri
 es engages with Meot’s contemplations on Korean artistry through time. Join
  us for community activities accompanying each screening. \nTickets: $15\nP
 ark Chan-wook's Joint Security Area\nWhen two North Korean soldiers are kil
 led in the border area between North and South Korea known as the Joint Sec
 urity Area (JSA)\, an international investigation uncovers contradicting st
 ories that challenge the very notions of truth\, nationhood\, and brotherho
 od. \nThe breakout feature from director Park Chan-wook (Oldboy\, The Handm
 aiden\, Decision to Leave)\, Joint Security Area cemented his status as a m
 odern auteur. It made history in 2000 as the highest-grossing film yet at t
 he Korean box office. Park showcases a star-studded cast alongside his mast
 ery of dazzling cinematography\, time-jumping editing\, and equal doses of 
 pathos and humor to create a mystery-thriller-crime drama for the ages. Con
 tent Advisory: Mild gore and depiction of suicide.\n6:30-7:30 pm - Gallery 
 access and special programming \n7 pm - Theater opens for seating \n7:30 pm
  - Showtime!\nJoin curator Hannah Baek for a post-screening lecture and dis
 cussion on how the film cinematically reckons with the relationship between
  the two Koreas.\nKorean Cinema’s Got Style! is guest curated by Hannah Bae
 k.
LOCATION:Seattle Asian Art Museum\, 1400 E Prospect St\, Seattle\, WA 98112
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR