Boston Korean Adoptees, Inc. (BKA) proudly presents "Journeys Abroad, Journeys Within: A Korean Adoption Film Festival" on October 29-30, 2010 at the UMass Boston campus.
Notice: Unfortunately there are no more tickets available for the one movie showing on Friday October 29. You can still purchase tickets at the door on Saturday October 30.
Registration for the BKA Film Festival closes October 27
If you prefer to pay by check, please print a Check Payment Registration Form, fill it out, and mail it to the address on the form along with your check made out to "Boston Korean Adoptees".
Notice: Unfortunately there are no more tickets available for the one movie showing on Friday October 29. You can still purchase tickets at the door on Saturday October 30.
What your admission ticket
includes:
- admission to all four films (one on Friday
night, 3 during the day on Saturday)
- admission to all post-film Q&A sessions and
panels
- drinks/socializing on Friday night
- Saturday night Korean dinner
- Sunday morning dim sum brunch
| Ticket type | Regular Price (after Oct 15) |
At Door* |
|---|---|---|
| General Admission | $20 | $30 |
Discounted rate
|
$15 | $25 |
| UMass Boston Student | Free | Free |
- Student discounts are avaiable only with a valid, current student ID.
- Current UMass Boston students may attend free, but must present a valid, current UMass Boston ID at registration. Please register early to guarantee seating.
- All ticket sales are final; no refunds. If you wish to transfer you ticket, you must email us at bkafilmfest2010@gmail.com so that we can update the name on the ticket.
- Registration will close on October 27, 2010. After October 27, 2010, tickets will only be available at the door.
| 6:30 pm | Festival registration opens |
| 7:00 pm | screening of film First Person Plural at UMass Boston, followed by post-film Q&A with Deann Borshay Liem (Director) |
| 8:30 pm | Drinks & socializing at Myung Dong 1st Ave in Allston** |
| 9:00 am | Festival registration |
| 10:00 am | Welcome and opening remarks |
| 10:30 am | Screening of Going Home followed by discussion panel |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch - Please purchase your Korean lunch box in advance** |
| 2:00 pm | Screening of Resilience, followed by Q&A with Tammy Chu (Director) and Jessica Windt (Co-Producer) |
| 4:00 pm | Screening of In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee, followed by Q&A with Deann Borshay Liem (Director) |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner at Chungkiwa Korean Restaurant in Medford** |
| 12:00 noon | Brunch at
Hei La Moon in Chinatown** Note: this event was previously scheduled for 10:00 am |
** Not included in Film Festival admission price
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA
For more information about directions, go to:
www.umb.edu/parking_transport/directions.html
Link to UMass Boston campus map:
www.umb.edu/parking_transport/images/campus_map.pdf
Location for Friday night screening:
UMass-Boston Campus Center, Campus Center Room 2540
Location for Saturday screenings:
Healey Library, Lower Level (LL) Room 3507
(Media Auditorium)
Anyone requiring disability-related accommodations, including dietary accommodations, should visit www.ada.umb.edu before October 12.
Getting to UMass Boston via public transportation
By subway:
Take the Red Line to JFK/UMass Station. A free shuttle bus will carry you to the campus.
By commuter rail:
Take the commuter rail to the JFK/UMass station from the South Shore on the Middleboro and Plymouth lines.
By bus:
From the Kenmore Square stop (service all day), take the Number 8 bus (the last one leaves campus at 1:00 am).
From the Forest Hills stop (rush hour only), take the Number 16 bus.
Getting to UMass Boston by car
By car from the north:
Take Interstate 93 South through Boston to Exit 15 (Columbia Road/JFK Library). Take a left at the end or the ramp onto Columbia Road, and then take your first right in the rotary. Follow the University of Massachusetts signs along Columbia Road and Morrissey Boulevard to the campus.
By car from the south:
Take Interstate 93 North to exit 14 (Morrissey Boulevard/JFK Library) and follow Morrissey Boulevard north to the campus.
By car from the west:
Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) east to Interstate 93. Take I-93 South one mile to Exit 15 (JFK Library/South Boston/Dorchester). Take a left at the end or the ramp onto Columbia Road, and then take your first right in the rotary. Follow the University of Massachusetts signs along Columbia Road and Morrissey Boulevard to the campus.
Parking fees
$6 per single use. $3 for up to 60 minutes in the Short-term Lot. For details, see UMass Boston On-Campus Parking and Parking Costs.
Q: Is is okay to bring children to the Film Festival?
A: The Film Festival is intended for an audience primarily of adults and older teenagers.
Q: Is childcare available during Festival events?
A: No, we regret that we are unable to provide childcare.
Q: Are donations to BKA tax-deductible?
A: Yes, we are a 501(c)(3) organization and all donations are tax-deductible. Please contact us if you make a donation and would like a receipt.
You can help us promote this event! Please send the fliers below to anyone who might be interested.
The following films will be shown as part of the Festival:
First Person Plural -
directed by Deann Borshay Liem: In 1966, Deann was adopted
by an American family and was sent from Korea to her new
home. Growing up in California, the memory of her birth
family was nearly obliterated until recurring dreams lead
Deann to discover the truth: her Korean mother was very much
alive. Bravely uniting her biological and adoptive families,
Deann's heartfelt journey makes First
Person Plural a poignant essay on family, loss, and
the reconciling of two identities.
Please note: This film will screen on
Friday evening, October 29th.
Movie website:
www.mufilms.org/films/firstpersonplural
Going Home - directed by
Jason Hoffmann: Jason is a Korean adoptee who grew up in New
York City with Jewish parents, and who always identified
himself as being a true New Yorker. He never expected to
explore his complicated and concealed family history, but as
he grew into adulthood, he became increasingly curious about
his mysterious roots. In this film, Jason finally summons
up the courage to initiate contact with his birth
mother. Filled with deeply human moments of joy and
pain, Going Home shares Jason's
intimate search in realizing what his life could have been
had he not been adopted. In the face of adversity and
complete upheaval of buried insecurities about his identity,
Jason will find a profound new meaning of family.
Movie website:
www.goinghomethemovie.com
Resilience - directed by Tammy Chu: This film takes a unique look at international adoption from the perspective of a Korean birth mother and her American son. A single story among the thousands of stories untold, the film follows the remarkable journey of Myungja as she reconnects with her son Brent (Sung-wook) after 30 years apart. Through their initial reunion on national television to subsequent meetings and departures, they attempt to build a relationship amidst family betrayal and the legacy of adoption. (Click the image to view trailer.)
Movie website: resiliencefilm.com
In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee -
directed by Deann Borshay Liem: Her passport said she was Cha
Jung Hee. She knew she was not. So began a 40-year deception for
a Korean adoptee who came to the U.S. in 1966. Told to keep her
true identity secret from her new American family, this
8-year-old quickly forgot she was ever anyone else. But why had
her identity been switched? And who was the real Cha Jung Hee?
In this film, Deann returns to Korea to find the answers to
these questions as well as her “double,” the mysterious girl
whose place she took in America.
Movie website:
www.mufilms.org/films/matter-of-cha-jung-hee
You may also be interested in a one-day conference on "International Adoption and the Emerging Adult," which is being held at Wheelock College on Friday, October 29th. Please go to www2.wheelock.edu/wheelock/x3344.xml for more information about this event.
The Doubletree Club Hotel Boston-Bayside (at 240 Mt. Vernon Street, Boston, MA) is the closest hotel to the Film Festival venue:
If anyone needs a hotel room in Boston for the film festival, please send an email to bkafilmfest2010@gmail.com and let us know ASAP. If there is enough interest, we may be able to negotiate a group discount at a local hotel that might save you some money. This is completely dependent on there being sufficient interest, so please contact us NOW if you would like more info!
In Boston, the subway is called the T. For schedules and maps, click here.
If you're interested in noraebang (Korean karaoke), the best place in the area is DoReMi in Allston.
Click here for the official City of Boston Vistor's website.
Please note: Lunch on Saturday is not included in the Film Festival admission price. If you would like to purchase a Korean-style lunch box, you must do so on the registration website before October 27, 2010. Alternatively, you may bring your own lunch. Please note that there are very few other lunch options on the UMass Boston campus.
In addition to the films, we are planning some fun social events and hope that you can join us. Spaces for these events are limited and are not included in the price of your admission ticket.
If you did not indicate that you were coming to some of these events when you registered, and are planning on attending, please send an email to bkafilmfest2010@gmail.com and let us know.
No food or drink is allowed in the auditorium where the screenings will take place.