Netflix has already launched a documentary about the Oscar-winning Korean director, bong joon-howhich he hopes to publish in 2023.
titled Yellow Door: In search of director Bong’s unreleased short film) the documentary will be directed by Lee Hyuk-rae and produced by Broccoli Pictures.
The film will follow the search for Bong’s first short film, found unreleased, In search of paradise), made during his college student days.
In addition to shedding light on the creative origins of a great artist, The documentary will also focus on narrating an era where many young viewers emerged in South Korea.
The mid-1990s was a time of feverish change in the arts in South Korea. There was a surge of creativity that followed decades of repressive military rule. The most groundbreaking and innovative moves at the time included the Busan International Film Festival, which defiantly began showing banned Japanese films.
On the other hand, new musical genres and talent agencies have also emerged which have imported foreign sounds and laid the foundations of what has been the current global phenomenon of K-Pop, of which the BTS group is perhaps its greatest exponent of success world.
“While many believe that director Bong’s first film was the short film White man since 1994, the reality is that his first cinematic work is the short film shot with stop-motion techniques, In search of paradiseNetflix said in a statement.
He added, “This 22-minute film was shown to about 10 members of the Yellow Door movie club on Christmas 1992 and hasn’t been seen since.”
The company says the documentary gets to the bottom of Bong’s mysterious film debut, bringing together the memories of the film’s only witnesses and recreating a moment of avid movie lovers.
The new film will feature current encounters and testimonials with those early moviegoers of In search of paradisewho review the activities of the Yellow Door and remember the young Bong, who obsessively took care of the greatest treasure of that club which was his video library.
The success of Parasite
Bong has taken a very important place in the history of Korean cinema. He didn’t just make groundbreaking films like Memories of murder, snowpiercer and the world awarded parasiteswhich won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020, but was also the first high-profile Korean auteur to embrace the streaming platform for his projects, such as okay2017.
Also a screenwriter, Bong, 53, is considered among the best directors of the 21st century, according to the American site Metacritic, which collects reviews of films, series, television programs and books.
Bong’s films cover many different themes and his style ranges from comedy and black humor to social satire, fantasy and science fiction.
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Source: Clarin
