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Between Goodbyes

Name: Between Goodbyes
Director: Jota Mun
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023
Duration: 96 min

Directed by Jota Mun

2023•96 min

Genre: Documentary
Topic: Generations
Mood: Tender
Language: Korean English
Featured in: Cinema Across Borders Queer Lives, Up Close

Synopsis

When a queer Korean adoptee visits her original mother in Seoul, long-held regrets and cultural misunderstandings come to the surface alongside tenderness, humor, and tenacity.

Trailer

Selected Awards

Winner

DMZ International Documentary Film Festival

Emerging Filmmaker Award (2023)

Winner

Busan International Film Festival

KNN Audience Award, NETPAC Award for Best Korean Film (2023)

Winner

Berlin International Film Festival

Generation 14plus Grand Prix (Best Film) (2024)

Winner

Santa Fe International Film Festival

Special Jury Award, Feature Documentary (2023)

Footnote

First
Won 14 film festival awards across five countries

Director

Jota MunRegionUnited StatesIn archive1 filmHeritageSouth KoreaUnited StatesMore→Jota MunRegionUnited StatesHeritageSouth KoreaUnited StatesIn the archive1 film

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