Stephanie Ahn presents debut film Bedford Park at Busan festival
Korean American director Stephanie Ahn screened her debut drama Bedford Park at the Busan International Film Festival following its earlier success at Sundance.
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Director Stephanie Ahn presented her debut feature film, Bedford Park, at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea. UPI reported that the movie explores Ahn's own experiences as a Korean American filmmaker. [1]
The film stars Moon Choi, who is also known in South Korea as Choi Hee-seo. According to Variety and Wikipedia, Choi appeared in the feature alongside Son Suk-ku, Won Mi-kyung, Kim Eung-soo, and Jefferson White. [2][3]
Bedford Park earned the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Debut Feature at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, UPI reported. Variety noted that lead actress Moon Choi also served as a juror at the Busan festival. [1][2]
Ahn was inspired to make the romantic drama after feeling that existing Hollywood project coverage lacked stories reflecting her personal experiences, UPI reported. The film was written and directed by Ahn in her feature directorial debut. [1][3]
In short
- Bedford Park screened at the Busan International Film Festival.
- Stephanie Ahn wrote and directed the film as her feature directorial debut.
- The drama won a Special Jury Award for Debut Feature at Sundance earlier this year.
- Moon Choi stars in the film alongside Son Suk-ku.
Sources
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- [1]'Bedford Park' tells a deeply personal Korean American storyUPI, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]‘Bedford Park’ Star and Busan Juror Moon Choi on Locking Away Her Trophies and Plotting a Screen Version of a Molière-Winning PlayVariety, 12h ago
Background
- [3]Bedford Park (film) on Wikipedia
- [4]Korean Americans on Wikipedia
- [5]James McAvoy makes directorial debut with film California Schemin FTMQ News, 4d ago
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