American Alley

2008

Invitation Feature

Dong-ryung Kim | 2008ⅠDocumentaryⅠColorⅠDVⅠ90min

SYNOPSIS

American alley is the name of a small village next to US second Infantry in Dongducheon area. Since Korean war, there were thousands of desperate Korean women who served the US soldiers to survive during the hard time after the war. But nowadays, there are women from Russia and Philippines working as 'entertainers' in the GI clubs. Some of the migrant women who work in the clubs choose to marry with the U.S soldiers, and some get abandoned, some go to the States with her husband, and some get deported. Old korean women who still lives in this area talks about her past life infrequently, while young migrant women continue the similar life path by marrying, divorcing, and standing alone.

DIRECTING INTENTION

The history of 'Kijichon', or US military camp town in South Korea, has been repeated over since the Korean war. is a documentary that portrays women in this village, where old Korean women and new migrant workers from Russia and Philippines are struggling to survive. They seem to live in a different time-space, but their lives resemble each other very much.

FESTIVAL & AWARDS

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DIRECTOR
Dong-ryung Kim

Dong-ryung Kim

2004, Lost and Found

2008, Alice In Wonderland

2008, American Alley 

STAFF

Director Dong-ryung Kim
Screen writer Dong-ryung Kim
Editor Dong-ryung Kim, Kyoung-tae Park