About this Event
🎬 Muju Film Festival Choice
🗓️ Sunday, October 18 • 4:00 PM
📍 Korean Cultural Center New York
(122 E 32nd Street, New York, NY 10016)
Synopsis
In the dystopian post-war “United Korea,” mutated mermen called Omegas are society’s outcasts—exploited as cheap labor in an ecologically decimated, water-poor landscape. As one of these pariahs dies of over-exertion, he tasks a colleague (Goh-woo) with finding his daughter Mia (Yeon Yeji) hiding among humans, so she may receive his fin in a rite of passing. Meanwhile, Sujin (Kim Pureum), a young civil servant, begins doubting the state’s ideology as she pursues the Omega for her own purposes.
Awards & Festival Selections
- 14th Muju Film Festival — CAPRA Creative Award
- 78th Locarno Film Festival — Official Selection
- 31st Sarajevo Film Festival — Official Selection
- 58th Sitges Film Festival — Official Selection
Ticket: FREE (RSVP REQUIRED)
- RSVP and seating are first come, first served.
- Limited same-day standby tickets available.
- Cancellations must be made at least 48 hours in advance.
- Your tickets will be released to the standby line 10 minutes before the show, so we recommend you arrive early to secure your seats.
- All films featuring Korean dialogue will have English subtitles available.
- For additional questions, please contact: [email protected]
Presented by Korean Cultural Center New York
In Collaboration with Muju Film Festival
For more details: www.koreanculture.org/films/2026/10/15/the-1st-nykiff
Event venue & nearby stays
Korean Cultural Center New York, 122 East 32nd Street, New York, United States
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