Sarajin

In a remote Alaskan town DongSu, a snow crab fisherman, is struggling to make ends meet for his immigrant family. When the snow crabs he depends on suddenly disappear due to climate change, he and his family have to decide whether to stay or leave their new home behind.

Directed by Justin Kim
Produced by Tim Beers and Sara Beers

Director’s Bio: Justin Kim WooSŏk is a writer-director whose work focuses on loss, displacement, and our changing relationship with the natural world. Born in South Korea and raised in LA, he has lived and worked across Latin America, Europe, and Asia. His films have played in festivals and museums around the world including Tribeca, HotDocs, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in South Korea. He is a current Sundance Asian American fellow and was previously a recipient of the Sundance Ignite, Fulbright, Thomas J. Watson, Mortimer-Hays Brandeis, and Sony Pictures Classic x IFP Marcie Bloom fellowships.

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Poetry of Time

The films in this showcase explore themes of age, memory, separation, and reunions; they capture the silent poetry of life, where time is sculpted through long, lingering gazes and stories unfold not in action, but in the spaces between. We celebrate the beauty and significance of time, and how it can be experienced in diverse and meaningful ways.