Incomplete families, drug addiction, autism, immigration, homosexuality. Issues that already at the first glance make you take a deep breath individually. Yet, they happen in real life. Still, having them under a roof of a single film, you might think twice to hit the play button. Because you are well aware film is not real life. What works for one does not inevitable works for the other, each asks for a different sensitivity. “For Izzy” finds just the right balance in tackling an amalgam of matters that are just too real. Without pathos, big gestures, it offers a heart-warming story. It captivates with its well-paced calm, low-key stylistic touches, and fine choice of actors.
For Izzy is available from Raintrail Pictures
Dede (Michelle Ang) is an addict whose life takes an unexpected turn, when her mother (Elizabeth Sung) decides to set her onto a drug-free path. Little did they know...
For Izzy is available from Raintrail Pictures
Dede (Michelle Ang) is an addict whose life takes an unexpected turn, when her mother (Elizabeth Sung) decides to set her onto a drug-free path. Little did they know...
- 1/25/2021
- by Anomalilly
- AsianMoviePulse
Being a member of a community, including a religious one such as an evangelical Protestant church, is a fundamental part of life in Korean society and possibly even more so of Koreans living in other countries. Yet, there are very few films that deal with the role of the Christian community for the life of Asian-Americans in general and Korean American in particular. That is, until Eugene Suen’s debut short “Master of Divinity.”
“Master of Divinity” is screening at NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Film Festival
The film tells the story of the ex-seminarian turned director Josh (played by Jun Kim) whose hard-working church-going wife Irene (played by Jennifer Soo) sees a prophecy from the Holy Spirit during a prayer meeting at church. The prophecy tells her to quit her difficult job. Incidentally, her job is also the only means for the family to keep afloat as Josh is in the...
“Master of Divinity” is screening at NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Film Festival
The film tells the story of the ex-seminarian turned director Josh (played by Jun Kim) whose hard-working church-going wife Irene (played by Jennifer Soo) sees a prophecy from the Holy Spirit during a prayer meeting at church. The prophecy tells her to quit her difficult job. Incidentally, her job is also the only means for the family to keep afloat as Josh is in the...
- 6/8/2020
- by martin
- AsianMoviePulse
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