Annually, millions of Korean young and old spend exorbitant amounts of money to “fix” something that for many does not need fixing, their Asian accent. Though nothing more than a vain attempt to look more sophisticated in the eyes of many a detractor, for many of them it is a matter of life and death for nothing but a perfect native pronunciation would make them be taken seriously in the prejudiced West. Such seems to be the case with the young actors in Kyung Son Kim’s short “Daytime Moon.”
“Daytime Moon” is screening at NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Film Festival
During an audition for a movie that casts Asian actors without an Asian accent, Dehyung (played by Yun Jeong), a Korean actor living in America, meets his ex-girlfriend Rebecca (played by Vivian Ahn) by chance. While rehearsing with one another, aspects of their shared past and views on being Asian...
“Daytime Moon” is screening at NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Film Festival
During an audition for a movie that casts Asian actors without an Asian accent, Dehyung (played by Yun Jeong), a Korean actor living in America, meets his ex-girlfriend Rebecca (played by Vivian Ahn) by chance. While rehearsing with one another, aspects of their shared past and views on being Asian...
- 6/9/2020
- by martin
- AsianMoviePulse
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