29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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Miss Kim Lilac
Miss Kim Lilac
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Miss Kim Lilac
Miss Kim Lilac

Miss Kim Lilac

Jisoo Chung / Republic of Korea (South Korea) / 2024 / European Premiere / 18 min.


synopsis

A herbarium of lilac varieties opens up with historical and etymological narratives and provides insight into the consequences of colonial history, the objectification of women, and the commodification of natural goods. Miss Kim, the name of a lilac brought to America from Korea and named by an American botanist, is a pejorative archaic term with connotations of a subservient woman in a typical secretarial position. Through the cataloguing of plants and things, the author seeks to create a new, multivalued and free nomenclature.

biography

Jisoo Chung (1990) is a multimedia artist and experimental filmmaker who works alternately in Seoul and Los Angeles. In her videos and installations, she explores the impact of the weakening of cultural identity, noting the echoes of its disappearance in mistranslations and misinterpretations. She she holds a degree from the Department of New Genres at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

more about film

director: Jisoo Chung
producer: Jisoo Chung

contact

Jisoo Chung
jisoo070@gmail.com

Screening time

Saturday 26. 10. 2024, 10:00

DIOD

Thursday 31. 10. 2024, 21:30

DIOD

Film at festival

premiere type:European Premiere
festival edition:2024
section:Fascinations
language:English, Korean
subtitles:English
colour:Colour

Info

director:Jisoo Chung
original title:Miss Kim Lilac
country:Republic of Korea (South Korea)
year:2024
running time:18 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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