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Liquor Store Dreams

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World Premiere

FEATURE | United States | 82 MINUTES | English, Korean | English subtitles English CLOSED CAPTIONS

LIQUOR STORE DREAMS

Women, Documentary, Drama, Politics, Biography, Journalism

The debut feature of So Yun Um is a moving personal film about immigrant dreams and generational divides. It follows So and her friend Danny, both “liquor store babies,” whose Korean parents made the best of limited opportunities by running liquor stores in Black and Brown communities in Los Angeles. So explores her own dreams of a filmmaking career, a mystery to her bemused but supportive father. Danny returns from a dream job at Nike to help with his mother’s store in LA’s Skid Row, reimagining it as a resource to build bridges between Black and Korean communities. Liquor Store Dreams also places these struggles in the larger context of Korean-Black relations in Los Angeles, including the 1991 murder of Latasha Harlins in a Korean convenience store, the 1992 uprisings sparked by the police brutality against Rodney King and ensuing looting of Korean businesses, and growing political organizing.

So’s appealing, thoughtful voice offers a unique window on a new generation’s efforts to respect their parents’ sacrifices while remaining true to their own aspirations and contributing to a vibrant, evolving community.--Robert C. Winn

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CAST & CREDITS

Directed by So Yun Um

So Yun Um is a Korean American Filmmaker. Her debut feature film is Liquor Store Dreams which follows two second generation Korean American children of Liquor Store owners in Los Angeles. So is a Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program Grantee and CAAM 2021 fellow with mentorship support from Nanfu Wang.

Director
So Yun Um
Producer
So Yun Um, Eddie Kim
Screenwriter
So Yun Um, Christina Sun Kim
Cinematographer
So Yun Um, Dawn Shim
Editor
Christina Sun Kim
Composer
Sal Gabriel
Executive Producer
Diane Quon, Daniel J. Chalfen, Bearcat Content, Tanuj Chopra
Co-Producer
Laura Choi, Angela Park
Consulting Producer
Nanfu Wang
Cast
So Yun Um, Hae Sup Um, Danny Park, May Park, Mark Burton

CONTACTS

Print Source
So Yun Um
Liquor Store Dreams
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: 213 537 2221
ssoyunum@gmail.com
Press Contact
David Magdael
David Magdael & Associates
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Phone: 213 624 7827
dmagdael@dmagpr.com
Sales Contact
Lucas Verga
The Film Sales Company
New York, NY 10035
Phone: 212 481 5020
lucas.verga@filmsalescorp.com