Wicked Queer 32

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Spa Night

Friday

,

Apr 1

@

7:30 pm

With in person.

Wicked Queer 32

US PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

Spa Night

Friday

Apr 1

@

7:30 pm

ArtsEmerson Paramount Center

With 
 in person.
David Cho is in that curious threshold between late teens and manhood. He lives in a tight-knit, traditional home in the heart of Koreatown, Los Angeles, with his first-generation parents. David works at the family restaurant, but business is slow and the restaurant is forced to close. His mother, Soyoung, finds another waitressing gig, but his unemployed father, Jin, begins to spiral downward. As the patriarchal balance teeters, tension builds at home. Appeasing his mother, David pretends to go to SAT classes but secretly takes a job at a Korean spa to help his family make ends meet. At the spa, he discovers an underground world of gay sex that scares the hell out of him but also really excites him. As David dares to explore his sexuality, his family life crumbles, forcing him to reconcile his own desires with his parents’ hopes, dreams, and expectations. Joe Seo shines in the role of David, as he grapples with a percolating yet forbidden sexual awakening. With this feature debut, writer/director Andrew Ahn, like his main character, is on the brink of something big. Description courtesy of the Sundance Film Festival. Joe Seo was the winner of the US Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance.
Director
Andrew Ahn
Year
2016
Run Time
96
min
Country
USA
Language
English
PROGRAM Time
minutes
Content warning:
David Cho is in that curious threshold between late teens and manhood. He lives in a tight-knit, traditional home in the heart of Koreatown, Los Angeles, with his first-generation parents. David works at the family restaurant, but business is slow and the restaurant is forced to close. His mother, Soyoung, finds another waitressing gig, but his unemployed father, Jin, begins to spiral downward. As the patriarchal balance teeters, tension builds at home. Appeasing his mother, David pretends to go to SAT classes but secretly takes a job at a Korean spa to help his family make ends meet. At the spa, he discovers an underground world of gay sex that scares the hell out of him but also really excites him. As David dares to explore his sexuality, his family life crumbles, forcing him to reconcile his own desires with his parents’ hopes, dreams, and expectations. Joe Seo shines in the role of David, as he grapples with a percolating yet forbidden sexual awakening. With this feature debut, writer/director Andrew Ahn, like his main character, is on the brink of something big. Description courtesy of the Sundance Film Festival. Joe Seo was the winner of the US Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance.
This film is presented in
English
with English subtitles.
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