IMAGE CREDIT: Docu+

Zero Waste is a timely documentary film that explores the current recycling efforts in South Korea through the personal stories of six changemakers. These individuals are advocates for a circular economy who fight against the ongoing plastic waste pollution crisis in the country which has been aggravated by the recent global pandemic.

To better understand how so many recyclables end up in our ocean and landfill, director Danny Kim picked up his camera to document if our efforts are wasted after decades of neglect, or if we can make a real impact with our recycling endeavors. A winner of the Green Award at the 2023 Terraviva Film Festival in Italy and the Emerging Filmmaker Award at the 39th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Zero Waste paints a portrait of both the magnitude of the problem, and the perseverance of those people willing to address them.

On Earth Day 2024, watch the documentary film and join us for a Director's Talk.

Zero Waste

Virtual Screening: April 21-22
A Director's Talk: April 22

The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017

About the Speaker:

Danny Kim is an award winning documentary filmmaker based in Seoul, South Korea. His first feature documentary film Love Child as a producer have screened at such festivals as Sundance, Jeonju International Film Festival, and Wisconsin Film Festival. His recent credits include director/writer/editor/DP for feature documentary Zero Waste which won the emerging filmmaker award at the 39th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Kim is also a founder of Docu+, an impact film studio based in Seoul, South Korea. Kim is a graduate from University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he holds Masters of Fine Arts degree at Duke University's Experimental and Documentary Arts program in Durham, NC.

About the Moderator:

Carina Lee works in the media business field and is responsible for acquiring movies and TV series in Korea. She has built a diverse career ranging from Journalism to content strategy field at global companies such as the Associated Press and Warner Bros Discovery. Carina has also served on the Asian American Journalists Association Seoul board since 2014 and was the Seoul Vice President from 2020 to 2022.

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