Seoul Art Cinema offers experimental film screenings
Korea is globally renowned for its cinematic auteurs, including giants like Bong Joon-ho, Park Chan-wook and Hong Sang-soo. But where are the arthouse cinemas screening indie and experimental films that will inspire, motivate and connect the next generation of filmmakers? "The country has no serious history in this domain, and even to this day, the counterculture is tiny," said Pip Chodorov, an American who works as a programmer for Cinematheque Seoul, or Seoul Art Cinema. "The younger generation is aware that they are missing out on a huge part of history and as soon as they become aware that works were being made outside of the mainstream, away from the museums and theaters, and there is a value in being outside the system, they tap into a new understanding of image and medium and start to seek out these cinematic experiences that are hiding below the surface. It is a very special moment of discovery." Founded in 2002, Seoul Art Cinema offers about 500 screenings every year at Kyunghyang Art Hill in central Seoul's historic Jeong-dong neighborhood. In partnership with foreign embassie
