“Sesang” is the directorial debut of Jules Suo. The film’s title “Sesang” (세상) has multiple meanings in Korean including world, people, life, and social conditions, any or all of which are applicable.
The film is mainly set in New York City and focuses on the diverse experiences of three people living in the heart of the Us: Nari (Kim Jin-young), a waitress and actress, Han-chul (Han Jong-hoon), a video editor and documentary filmmaker, and Sergio (Christopher Benitz), a Mexican immigrant, who has been living in the Us for eight years. Nari and Han-chul are in a relationship but this breaks down due to Han-chul’s nomadic lifestyle and his concomitant refusal to make long term plans in both his personal and professional life. Sergio drives a taxi for a living in order to send money home to support his mother and younger brother. He lives in a cramped room in an old apartment block.
The film is mainly set in New York City and focuses on the diverse experiences of three people living in the heart of the Us: Nari (Kim Jin-young), a waitress and actress, Han-chul (Han Jong-hoon), a video editor and documentary filmmaker, and Sergio (Christopher Benitz), a Mexican immigrant, who has been living in the Us for eight years. Nari and Han-chul are in a relationship but this breaks down due to Han-chul’s nomadic lifestyle and his concomitant refusal to make long term plans in both his personal and professional life. Sergio drives a taxi for a living in order to send money home to support his mother and younger brother. He lives in a cramped room in an old apartment block.
- 8/21/2018
- by Colette Balmain
- AsianMoviePulse
It’s a film festival! It’s a sideshow! It’s both! It’s the 12th annual Coney Island Film Festival, which will be taking over the world famous Sideshows by the Seashore and other venues on Sept. 21-23 at one of the most wonderful places on Earth: Coney Island!
This year’s fun begins on the 21st with the knock-’em-dead (literally) Opening Night film Play Dead, co-directed by underground journalist Shade Rupe and the world’s greatest silent magician, Teller. The film is a documentary performance of Teller and Coney Island’s own Todd Robbins hit live off-Broadway gore-a-thon.
Play Dead will then be followed by a wild Opening Night Party featuring a performance by Mr. Robbins, plus lots of burlesque performances, Go Go dancers and other crazy surprises.
Some of the other highlights of this year’s Ciff include the Mark Mori’s documentary Bettie Page Reveals All...
This year’s fun begins on the 21st with the knock-’em-dead (literally) Opening Night film Play Dead, co-directed by underground journalist Shade Rupe and the world’s greatest silent magician, Teller. The film is a documentary performance of Teller and Coney Island’s own Todd Robbins hit live off-Broadway gore-a-thon.
Play Dead will then be followed by a wild Opening Night Party featuring a performance by Mr. Robbins, plus lots of burlesque performances, Go Go dancers and other crazy surprises.
Some of the other highlights of this year’s Ciff include the Mark Mori’s documentary Bettie Page Reveals All...
- 9/18/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The 11th annual Coney Island Film Festival, running Sept. 23-25, offers an exquisite blend of freak show, burlesque and cinematic oddities, featuring movies about reformed gang members, unwitting superheroes, rock ‘n’ roll heaven and tons and tons of short films.
The fest opens with the portrait of a real-life Coney Island badass, Keith Suber, a reformed gang member who now teaches kids that violence isn’t the solution to their problems in the documentary The Last Immortal, directed by Charles Denson.
However, the highlight of the festival — in Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film’s opinion — is the headbangin’ documentary Heavy Metal Picnic by Jeff Krulik and John Heyn, which beautifully relives the glory days of ’80s era rock ‘n’ roll Maryland in all its raucous glory. Featuring footage from an outrageous backwoods farm concert and a reunion among its (slightly) more mature participants. Read the official Bad Lit documentary review here.
The fest opens with the portrait of a real-life Coney Island badass, Keith Suber, a reformed gang member who now teaches kids that violence isn’t the solution to their problems in the documentary The Last Immortal, directed by Charles Denson.
However, the highlight of the festival — in Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film’s opinion — is the headbangin’ documentary Heavy Metal Picnic by Jeff Krulik and John Heyn, which beautifully relives the glory days of ’80s era rock ‘n’ roll Maryland in all its raucous glory. Featuring footage from an outrageous backwoods farm concert and a reunion among its (slightly) more mature participants. Read the official Bad Lit documentary review here.
- 9/14/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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