Overseas Koreans Foundation Movie Recommendations
‘Past Lives’ - Director Celine Song - Produced by David Hinojosa,Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler 2This movie is an American romantic drama film released in 2023. The movie is the directorial debut of Korean Canadian Celine Song (36), who also wrote the screenplay. It was released for the first time worldwide at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, and CJ ENM is scheduled to release it in Korea in the first half of this year. During childhood, Nayoung and Haeseong are best friends. However, the two break up when Nayoung’s family immigrates. After 20 years, the two people meet again in New York as Nora and Hae-seong and spend two fateful days together. In this film, which is based on director Song’s autobiographical experiences, the main character is played by Korean American actress Greta Riga, and her counterpart is played by Korean actor Yoo Tae-oh. Most of the dialogues are delivered in Korean. After its first screening at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2023 and receiving favorable reviews, the film was invited to the competitive section of the Berlin International Film Festival and won the Best Picture Award at the Gotham Awards, an American independent film awards ceremony, and the Best Picture Award from the National Society of Film Critics (NSFC). Director Song was nominated for the New Director Award awarded by the Directors Guild of America (DGA) on Jan. 10 of this year. The DGA nominated Song as a candidate for the Best Director Award in the First-Time Theatrical Feature Film category at the 76th Awards Ceremony.