LA SEŅORITA LEE
Price: $59.95 Code: 1346 |
In this prize-winning dramatic short, Jeanie Lee, a young Korean-American woman,
pregnant by her recently departed Mexican boyfriend and about to be married to a dull,
parentally-approved Korean doctor, is torn between conflicting cultural values. Her
untimely pregnancy awakens powerful desires and memories in Jeanie, forcing her to
choose between traditional family values and personal freedom.
Directed by Hyun Mi Oh
1995, 25 minutes
Purchase: $59.95
Directed by Hyun Mi Oh
1995, 25 minutes
Purchase: $59.95
* Gold Hugo, Chicago International Film Festival
"...a compelling dramatic short...pursues to a bitter end the classic dilemma of the immigrant youth, torn between family obligation and personal freedom...a succinct, heartfelt story that doesn't wallow in self-celebration or self-pity."-The Chicago Reader