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K-Animation: Screening of The Shaman Sorceress (무녀도) & In-Person Discussion with Director Ahn Jae-huun & Actor Jang Won-young
Meet the director & actor in-person both days!
Session 1: Thursday, November 13 at 6:30 PM Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. Discussion & Reception
Session 2: Friday, November 14 at 2:30 PM American University (Washington, D.C.) Complimentary Korean fried chicken!
Join us for a special screening of the award-winning animated film The Shaman Sorceress (무녀도) and a live in-person conversation and reception with the filmmaker Ahn Jae-huun, director of the celebrated Korean animation studio Meditation with a Pencil, and Korean voice actor Jang Won-young about their work on the film and the vibrant K-Animation industry today!
Like many of Ahn's films, The Shaman Sorceress is inspired by iconic Korean 20th century literature and strives to capture the essence of Korean culture and sentiment in the face of profound change. In the film, a mute girl and her father leave behind a strange painting with a story to tell from a bygone era... Mohwa has practiced shamanism, the indigenous spiritual beliefs of traditional Korea, for her entire life. The return of her son Wook-Yi as a converted Christian with a new view of the world sparks a conflict that drives the family to tragedy, in this important tale of generational and cultural change.
Director Ahn Jae-huun's The Shaman Sorceress (2021) is something totally unique from mainstream animation today. Winner of the Contrechamp Jury Distinction award at the 44th Annecy International Animation Film Festival, it was inspired by Korean author Kim Dongri's 1936 short story "A Shaman's Tale" and its later expansion into Kim's 1978 novel known as Eulhwa (을화), which was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982.
In Korean with English subtitles, 86 minutes. Reception included. Please note that both sessions are open to the public with the same program but different dates, times, and location! | 
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