So Yun Um’s debut feature is a moving portrait of two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconciling their dreams with those of their immigrant parents, against the backdrop of struggles for racial equity in Los Angeles.
Watch the official Liquor Store Dreams 2022 trailer in HD below.
So Yun Um Director
Dawn Suhyun Shim Cinematography
So Yun Um Screenplay
Christina Sun Kim Screenplay
United Kingdom 09 October 2022
Korea 06 October 2022
United States 26 May 2023
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