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Liquor Store Dreams (2022)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : So Yun Um
Writer : So Yun Um, Christina Sun Kim

Synopsis

So Yun Um’s debut feature is a moving portrait of two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconciling their dreams with those of their immigrant parents, against the backdrop of struggles for racial equity in Los Angeles.

Actors

So Yun Um
So Yun Um
Self
Hae Sup Um
Hae Sup Um
Danny Park
Danny Park
May Park
May Park

Crews

So Yun Um
So Yun Um
Director
So Yun Um
So Yun Um
Screenplay
Christina Sun Kim
Christina Sun Kim
Screenplay
So Yun Um
So Yun Um
Producer
Dawn Suhyun Shim
Dawn Suhyun Shim
Cinematography
So Yun Um
So Yun Um
Cinematography
Christina Sun Kim
Christina Sun Kim
Editor
Nanfu Wang
Nanfu Wang
Consulting Producer

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