Liquor Store Dreams

2022

1 hr. 22 min.

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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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One of the most moving pieces of documentary filmmaking!

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03/21/24

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Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

Austin Chronicle

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

Jun 29, 2022

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Tina Kakadelis

Beyond the Cinerama Dome

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

Jul 24, 2023

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Andrew Parker

The Gate

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

Rated: 6/10

Apr 12, 2023

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Andrew Heskins

easternKicks.com

A deeply personal and moving take on the American dream

Rated: 4/5

Nov 11, 2022

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Carmen Paddock

One Room With A View

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...

Rated: 4/5

Oct 21, 2022

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Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Hammer to Nail

An intimate, firsthand account of the lives of Korean liquor-store owners in Los Angeles, "Liquor Store Dreams" examines the challenges of race, culture and more in modern-day America.

Jun 17, 2022

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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
Executive Producer: Daniel J. Chalfen, Diane Moy Quon
Screenwriter: Christina Sun Kim, Um So-Yun
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 26, 2023

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