Mr.Kim Goes To The Cinema
Asian Premiere
104 minutes | 2025 | South Korea | Documentary | 🔊 Korean
Synopsis
Sinopsis
After the COVID-19 pandemic, Busan International Film Festival founder Kim Dong-ho, at eighty-five, picks up a camcorder for the first time and decides to make a documentary. His lens turns toward cinemas struggling through the crisis, as beloved theaters vanish amid dwindling audiences. Seeking to reconnect with old friends, “Mr. Kim” — now nearing ninety — travels the world to talk with filmmakers and cinephiles. Through these encounters, he reflects on cinema’s past and future, finding wisdom and resilience in a time of transformation. His journey becomes a meditation on change, memory, and the enduring spirit of film.
Schedule
Jadwal
Mon, 1 Dec 2025 | 16:00 | EMPIRE XXI | Premiere
Director's Biography
Biografi Sutradara
KIM Dong-ho
The founder of Busan International Film Festival steps behind the camera for the first time to meet with some of the most recognizable names in cinema.
Credit
Kredit
| Production Company | Tiger Studio, Sanai Pictures |
| Producer | KIM Young, HAN Sunhee, KIM Dong-hyun, PARK Min-jung |
| Director | KIM Dong-ho |
| Scriptwriter | N/A |
| Cinematographer | Â LEE Seong-taek (ROD Film) |
| Production Designer | N/A |
| Editor | KIM Hyoung-ju (Hyoungjuice Studio) |
| Main Cast | BONG Joon-ho, PARK Chan-wook, LEE Chang-dong, KORE-EDA Hirokazu, TANG Wei, Luc BESSON, the DARDENNE Brothers, and others. |
| Director’s filmography |
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| Notable Achievement | Busan International Film Festival – Special Screenings |
| Contact | [email protected] |
