Yes, the 2004 Hermes Missulsang Prize winning media artist and short film director Park is the younger brother of Park Chan-wook, the famed director of “Thirst” and “Oldboy.” The two brothers both show exquisite talent in making films, one for the short and one for the long.
“I can’t speak for my brother but I think I was probably influenced by him in many ways although I don’t know exactly what it is. Ever since we were young, he read a lot and knew lot about art and music. We don’t see each other that often because he is so busy but we do enjoy talking about films when we sometimes get together on family occasions. We mostly agree on what is a good film and what is not,” said the younger Park.
He may be less known to the public but Park Chan-kyung is no less famous than his brother in the art field for his unique and profound short films, media art and photography. This summer, however, he has been trying something new, advancing into his brother’s genre ― making a feature film.
Tucked away in the basement of a small building in Cheongun-dong, central Seoul, the younger Park’s crew ― although some work for both Parks ― were busy glaring at monitors. Park’s first feature film titled “We wish to Reincarnate in Paradise” was just going through some final polishes.
The film, a 90-minute-long documentary/fiction about the city of Anyang, is part of the Anyang Public Art Project 2010. It is about research a movie production team conducts before the crank in of a movie in Anyang. Eight different episodes ― some nonfiction and some fiction ― that represent the research are interwoven throughout the movie.
“It is not just about Anyang but also about Korea’s small and medium cities and women in Anyang,” said Park.
“There used to be many factories in Anyang in the 1970s and 1980s. The film includes historical episodes like the 1988 fire in Greenhill factory in which 22 female workers, who were always locked up in the dorm at night, all burned to death.”
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