This event is in coordination with our PCK conference, Reclaiming the City. Full conference details available here: https://myumi.ch/xm1XG

We welcome the public to the opportunity to view Director Kelvin Kyung Kun Park's film as featured in the conference's Artist Talk, CHEONGGYECHEON MEDLEY! The film screening will be presented through a virtual format.

2010 | 80 Minutes | Kelvin Kyung Kun Park | Documentary/History. NR.
Free | Open to the public | In Korean with English subtitles

The narrator writes a letter to the ghost of his grandfather wondering if his recurring childhood nightmare of rusted metallic image is related to the family history. After running a scrap metal factory in Tokyo during World War II, his grandfather ended up in Cheonggyecheon of Seoul where rundown small scale metal workshops still exist amidst the gentrifying city. Drawing clues from fragments of dreams and myths relating to the metal, the film reveals the secret alchemy of third world modernity in Cheonggyecheon where these obsolete hand laborers still survive.

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Directions:
Attendees must first register for a free Michigan Theater Customer Account at any time through the Michigan Theater website. During this initial registration, you will not be connected to any particular film. We recommend you register for your account early for your own convenience.

You may register for your free customer account here: https://bit.ly/kcn-acct

During the film’s screening dates November 7-14, attendees should log-in to their free customer account, visit the film's webpage on the Michigan Theater website and click “Rent here” for the film. If you are registered with a customer account and rented the film during its scheduled screening dates, you will receive an email confirmation with a free link to view the film.

Visit the theater's Cheonggyecheon Medley webpage between Nov 7-14 to rent the film: https://michtheater.org/virtual/cheonggyecheon-medley

The video link will only be available for 72 hours from the time you press play. You may watch as much or little as you like during that time. After these 72 hours, even if not yet finished, the link will become inactive. You may re-access your rental link during the rental period by clicking on the “Click here to stream” button in your confirmation e-mail or through your orders in your customer account.

We hope you enjoy the film from home!

The event is made possible through generous funding provided by the Korea Foundation. The event is free and open to the public. Cosponsored by the A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning and the Korea Foundation.