Noah Kim grew up “completely American,” even though his father was a first generation Korean immigrant. His father had a tumultuous relationship with his parents, resulting in Noah never being exposed to Korean language, food, or culture during his youth. When his father passed away his senior year of high school, Noah became increasingly interested in exploring this part of his identity. While in college, he won a scholarship to study Korean language and culture at Sogang University in Seoul during the summer of 2023. He penned a written letter to his late father about his time there, then expanded that piece into a visual letter, which became this documentary.
DEAR DAD
Directed By Noah Kim
South Korea | Documentary | 13 min
East Coast Premiere
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English
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East Coast Premiere
2024
13 minutes
Coming-of-Age, Drama, Family
Documentary
South Korea
Noah Kim
Noah Kim is a Los Angeles-based writer/director from Washington DC. His stories explore parent-child relationships, human connection, and larger philosophical ideas through interesting concepts and settings. He is primarily interested in narrative filmmaking work, but loves documentaries when the project is right. He was the grand prize winner of the 2022 Stage 32 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Screenplay competition. In 2023, he was named a National Udall Scholar by the U.S. Government for his fiction writing and non-fiction cinematography work related to environmental advocacy. His latest film--this documentary--has screened at Palm Springs ShortFest and Dances With Films LA.
Andrea Paterson
Jennifer Tyler
Marki Jones
Noah Kim
Noah Kim
Cinematographer: Daniel Smukalla
Sound Designer/Engineer: Minh Tran
Colorist: Justin Whittingham
Sound Engineer #2: Kaushal Patel