The documentary Chosen follows five Korean American candidates who campaigned for Congress in 2020. In a historic win, three of the candidates were elected in 2020 and one was reelected. Marilyn Strickland (Washington), Michelle Park Steel (California) and Young Kim (California) became the first Korean American congresswomen, while Andy Kim won reelection to New Jersey’s third congressional district. David Kim, a second-generation Korean American immigration attorney, who ran in 2020, was narrowly defeated, and is currently running again to represent California’s 34th district.
To highlight the importance of Asian American representation, attorney-turned filmmaker Joseph Juhn will screen his film at various venues in the coming month, including a nationwide college tour that includes screenings at UCLA and UC Berkley. Chosen will be screened on Oct. 1 at The Robinson School for Public Awareness and Community Engagement (SPACE), a not-for-profit group with the goal of building a more equitable Los Angeles. The film will also be shown on Oct. 6 at First Progressive Church in LA and on Oct. 20 at Oxyarts at Occidental College, in conjunction with the exhibit - Voice a Wild Dream: Moment in Asian American Art and Activism, 1968-2022.
“I will be screening the film in over 20 college campuses and community organizations throughout September and October and thus far college students have reacted with strong enthusiasm for the film,” said Juhn.
After a recent screening in Philadelphia a high school student approached Juhn to say, “Watching your film, I felt like I was seen on the screen for the first time.”
Juhn hopes that Chosen will serve as an inspiration.
“I’m curious to see if Chosen can also inspire other Korean Americans, Asian Americans, people of color, to run in their communities, no matter which ideological spectrum they fall in,” he said.
Based in New York and Seoul, Juhn has more than once found inspiration in stories of the Korean diaspora. Juhn previously made the film Jeronimo about a second-generation Korean Cuban who became a vice minister under the Castro government.
Juhn was inspired to make Chosen after reading an article about the number of Korean American candidates running for office in 2020. He considers it essential for the Korean American community to be reflected in decisions made by Congress. Such decisions affect Korean Americans, but they may also shape policies that impact the future of the Korean peninsula.
Chosen is scheduled to have a theatrical release in Korea on Nov. 3.
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