Mora Mi-Ok’s Conventioneers to screen at Korean Cultural Center in LA

by Chris   ⋅   March 17, 2006   ⋅   Comment now   ⋅    RSS

I believe our friends at Giant Robot/Filmmatters posted this in a comment, so I’m reposting it here.

[GR\Filmmatters]
Cordially invites you to

A special screening of

Mora Mi-Ok Stephens’

CONVENTIONEERS
Winner of the prestigious John Cassavetes Award at the 2006 Independent Spirit Awards!

Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles
3rd Floor, Auditorium
5505 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Friday, March 17th at 7:00 pm

Screening + Q&A with the Director + Reception
Admission: FREE

LOS ANGELES, CA - On Friday, March 17, 2006, the Los Angeles Korean Cultural Center — with the support of Los Angeles Korean International Film Festival (LAKIFF) — will present Mora Mi-Ok Stephens’ feature directorial debut, CONVENTIONEERS, which had its Los Angeles premiere at the LAKIFF 2005. On March 4, 2006 Ms. Stephens won one of the most prestigious awards in the film industry — the Independent Spirit Awards’ John Cassavetes Award for best feature made for under $500,000. This year’s Independent Spirit Awardees include Oscar Winners Ang Lee, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Crash, Capote and Brokeback Mountain. You are cordially invited to the screening to celebrate with us.

Title: CONVENTIONEERS
Director: Mora Mi-Ok Stephens
Screenplay: Mora Mi-Ok Stephens & Joel Viertel
Cast: Matthew Mabe, Woodwyn Koons, Alek Friedman
Year of Production: 2005
Running Time: 98 min

“Filmed clandestinely during the convention, CONVENTIONEERS’ guerrilla, semi-documentary style provides a vivid look at an event that gripped New York City, and the at-times violent passions the convention triggered. Stephen’s team were so near the action, both in and outside the event, that the filming resulted in arrests (and detentions of up to 41 hours) for members of the crew. Verité performances keep the characters’ motives edgy and unpredictable, lending a tension that the outcome of the convention itself never had. Called “a blue-state red-state ROMEO AND JULIET-style love story” by the Tribeca Film Festival, CONVENTIONEERS is also one of the best films made about New York City today, its passions, its people, and its divisions.”

—San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS (2005): Tribeca Film Festival (world premiere), Los Angeles Korean International Film Festival (west coast premiere), San Diego Asian Film Festival, Pusan International Film Festival (international premiere), Hawaii International Film Festival, Tall Grass Film Festival, NY/ Avignon Film Festival, Cardiff Screen Festival.

KCCLA: The Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles works under the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea to promote mutual cultural understanding between the United States and Korea. For more information about the Cultural Center and its programs, please visit www.kccla.org.

*** The film screenings is free and open to public on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information, please call the Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles at 323-936-7141 or email cinema@kccla.org