• BLOOMED IN THE WATER

    Directed by Joanne Mony Park
    USA | 14 minutes | California Premiere | Live & Learn

When school picture day gets lost in translation between Korean-American single mom Min and her kindergartener son Noah, Min tries to course-correct with the ragtag help of her assimilated sisters, a sharp new outfit for Noah, and an ocean's worth of determination to give him better.

film details

Director: Joanne Mony Park
Producers: Ina Shin, Gia Rigoli, Vero Kompalic, Lizzie Niemczyk
Screenwriter: Joanne Mony Park
Cinematographers: Andrew Yuyi Truong
Editor: Youmin Kang
Music: Gene Bak
Cast: Kim Saebyuk, Ben Kim, Sook Hyung Yang, Susan Elle, Josh Rubin
Country: USA
Language: in Korean and English with English subtitles
Year: 2024
Running Time: 14 minutes
Premiere Status: California Premiere
Primary Company: Discordia
Contact Email: gia@discordiacine.com

Screening in:

Live & Learn

That's the bell! These shorts set in classrooms, hallways, and young minds prove what a difficult, worthy process it is to have lessons learned.

Other Films Included:

  • BLOOMED IN THE WATER
  • ESSEX GIRLS
  • FIVE WAYS TO GET RID OF A HICKEY
  • IT'S OKAY
  • THE REAL TRUTH ABOUT THE FIGHT
  • SHINY ISLAND

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