Liquor Store Dreams

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Liquor Store Dreams

2022

1h 22m

Documentary

Biography

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The Korean American children of liquor store owners attempt to reconcile their own dreams with those of their immigrant parents amid the struggle for racial equity in Los Angeles.

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Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

Austin Chronicle

06/29/2022

It's a deeply personal film which conveys the importance of solidarity between oppressed groups, community, and cross-generational understanding.

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Calvin Law

The Asian Cut

Aug 2

4/5

[The film] understands that healing is a long-term process and thus doesn’t offer clear-cut resolutions, but rather the potential of such.

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Tina Kakadelis

Beyond the Cinerama Dome

07/24/2023

Liquor Store Dreams is a prime example of using a small life as a lens through which to view a much larger picture.

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Andrew Parker

The Gate

04/12/2023

6/10

It’s great viewing for anyone interested in cultural and racial relations in any major North American city, not just Um’s California hometown.

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Andrew Heskins

easternKicks.com

11/11/2022

4/5

A deeply personal and moving take on the American dream

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Carmen Paddock

One Room With A View

10/21/2022

4/5

Lovingly created and historically informed, Liquor Store Dreams places one family’s unique story within the wider picture and realities of class, immigration, and social mobility...

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Um So-Yun

Director

Christina Sun Kim

Writer

Um So-Yun

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Eddie Kim

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Um So-Yun

Producer

Daniel J. Chalfen

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Synopsis

The Korean American children of liquor store owners attempt to reconcile their own dreams with those of their immigrant parents amid the struggle for racial equity in Los Angeles.

Director: Um So-Yun
Producer: Eddie Kim, Um So-Yun
Screenwriter: Christina Sun Kim, Um So-Yun
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 26, 2023
Runtime: 1h 22m