13th New York Asian Film Festival

Jun 27 - Jul 14, 2014

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North American Premiere

Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits

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Directed by visual artist Park Chan-kyong (Day Trip and Night Fishing, both co-directed with his brother Park Chan-wook), Manshin is a cinematic feast for the mind and the senses, a thought-provoking mystical journey into the psyche of Korea and its modern history through a life story of its most famous living shaman, Kim Keum-hwa. Both the life of Kim—who was born in 1931 and became a shaman at 17—and significant moments of modern Korea are chronicled through rare archival footage, performances of shamanistic "gut" rituals, dramatic reenactment of real stories (Moon So-ri portrays Kim in the 1970s), and even animation and fantasy sequences. Featuring original music by Korean indie band UhUhBoo Project (Night Fishing), Manshin transports viewers beyond the borders of past and present, South and North Korea, life and afterlife, reality and fantasy. It is unlike any other film you'll see at NYAFF this year.

Director: Park Chan-kyong
Cast: Kim Sae-ron, Ryoo Hyoun-kyoung, Moon So-ri, Kim Keum-hwa
Languages: Korean with English subtitles
2013; 105 min.; HDCAM

SCHEDULE:

Monday July 14, 8:05pm
Asia Society New York

Q&A with actress Moon So-ri.

Moon So-ri
吴君如

A graduate from Sungkyunkwan University, Moon So-ri started her acting career as part of the Hangang theater group and appeared in several plays and short films before debuting on the big screen in Lee Chang-dong's Peppermint Candy in 2000. Moon became the second Korean actress to ever win at the Venice Film Festival for her next role as a woman with cerebral palsy in Oasis, a role for which she also swept awards in South Korea.

Following these two films she appeared in Im Sang-soo's A Good Lawyer's Wife where her challenging portrayal of a sexually free woman again found her winning awards domestically and internationally. Moon made her career with films and awards that many work a lifetime for. From political minded films such as The President's Barber and Bravo! My Life, to fantasy fused historical TV drama The Legend, to sports film Forever the Moment, and family drama Family Ties, Moon continually chooses unique and challenging roles in a variety of genres.