Cheonggyecheon Medley: A Dream of Iron
General Information
- Author/Creator
- Kyung Kun Park, Kelvin, director.
- Language
- Korean.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- South Korea : Kyungmi, Kim ; Hwayoung, Lee, 2010.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (79 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00004352
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- In the Cheonggyecheon district of Seoul, merchants started casting scrap metal salvaged from military hardware after the Japanese occupation. Generations later, iron workers continue their labor by hand in a gentrifying city and in an era where technology has far surpassed their industrial skills. Filmmaker Kelvin Kyung Kun Park locates his fevered experimental dream in this waning world, addressing his deceased grandfather who once ran his own scrap metal business. Drawing clues from fragments of dreams and myths related to metal, the film reveals the secret alchemy of third world modernity in Cheonggyecheon, where this obsolete form of manual labor still survives. The film's stream-of-consciousness narration, haunting archival footage, and palpable aural and visual textures question whether society has progressed or regressed under the specter of technology.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Note
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
- Duration: 01:19:00
- Library Special Collection
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 2745 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 2745 (HU_OSA_00004352.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |