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VAFF21

Gook

Directed by Justin Chon

November 4 / USA / 2017 / Drama / 94 mins / English, Korean with English subtitles / Black & White / Canada Premiere

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Preceded By:
Program 7: Centrepiece Presentation: Gook

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
November 4, 2017 7:30 pm Box Office only

Description

Screening 25 years after the L.A. Riots, Gook follows Eli (Justin Chon) and Daniel (David So), two Korean American brothers who own a struggling shoe store and have an unlikely friendship with Kamilla (Simone Baker), a streetwise 11-year-old African American girl. Kamilla ditches school, Eli stresses about the store, and Daniel tries to have a good time—just another typical day until the Rodney King verdict is read and riots break out. With the chaos moving towards them, the trio is forced to defend the store while contemplating the future of their own personal dreams, and the true meaning of family. Written and directed by Justin Chon (Twilight, 21 And Over, Seoul Searching) and winner of several awards, including the Sundance Film Festival 2017 Audience Award, Best of Next!. Note: This film has been classified “14A” (Coarse Language, Violence) by Consumer Protection BC.

Previous Screening / Awards:

Deauville Film Festival 2017, Nominated, Grand Special Prize; Montclair Film Festival (MFF) 2017, Nominated, Narrative Feature Competition; Munich Film Festival 2017, Nominated, CineVision Award, Best Film By An Emerging Director; Seattle International Film Festival 2017, Second Place, Golden Space Needle Award, Best Director / Second Place, Golden Space Needle Award, Best Actress; Sundance Film Festival 2017, Audience Award, Best of Next!; Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2017, Grand Jury Prize    , Best Narrative Feature / Special Jury Prize, Best Director, Narrative Feature / Best Actress, Narrative Feature.

Director's Bio

Justin Chon was born in Orange County, California, and has worked as an actor for over 15 years. As a writer/director, his first feature film, Man Up, was distributed by Lakeshore Entertainment. He loves long walks on the beach and reading novels by candlelight.

Credits

Director / Writer: Justin Chon
Producer: Alex Chi, James Yi

Preceded By

  1. Nov 4: Program 7 – Centrepiece Presentation: Gook + Dance Party

    November 4
    (Drama Feature) Screening 25 years after the L.A. Riots, Gook, the CENTREPIECE PRESENTATION for VAFF 21, follows Eli (Justin Chon) and Daniel (David So), two Korean American brothers who own a struggling shoe store and have an unlikely friendship with Kamilla (Simone Baker), a streetwise 11-year-old African American girl.

    Precedes: Gook