At Thirty, the Party Was Over

At Thirty, the Party Was Over is a response to the contemporary poetry of South Korea. The title refers to a poem by Choi Young-mi.
Everything in Seoul, Korea seems to talk to you, elevators, escalators, tollbooths, crosswalks and rice cookers. One history also speaks to another, tourists with Samsung cell phones populate a ninth century temple while camera crews at another historic site film a program about a 15th century palace.

Director: Dan Boord/Luis Valdovino

Biography/Dan Boord: Dan Boord received an MFA from the University of California, San Diego in 1980. Currently, he is a Professor in the Film Studies Program at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He received grants from The Center for New Television, The Ohio Arts Council, WNET/WGBH and the Southwest Alternate Media Project.

Specifications

Film Type:Documentary, Short, Other
Genres:video art, experimental, essay, Korean, Asia, poetry, generational
Runtime:11 minutes 29 seconds
Completion Date:November 21, 2014
Production Budget:1,000 USD
Country of Origin:United States
Country of Filming:Korea, Republic of
Film Language:English, Korean