Western Avenue
movie
View on VideBits →A second-generation Korean-American woman, Jisoo, leaves her medical studies to pursue acting in New York. After experiencing trauma and alienation in LA’s vibrant but harsh subcultures: including scenes involving drug use and body art; she returns to her immigrant family’s life near Western Avenue. Her return coincides with the Rodney King riots, forcing her to confront identity, belonging, and the fragile ties between her American experiences and her Korean heritage.
Cast & crew
Lee Jong-man · Jung Bo-seok · Jang Gil-su · Kang Soo-youn · Kim Byeong-se · Josh Stolberg · Johnny Yune · Brian Keith Allen · Park Jeong-ja · Darn Oldham · Park Chan-hwan