Doenjang OG
***The filmmakers behind Doenjang OG have decided to withdraw their film from participation in CUFF in solidarity with the student protestors***
United States, 10.5 mins
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Jae considers the fate of not only his cannabis grow operation but also his relationship with his wife Greena when his parents decide to unexpectedly come by for a visit from Korea.
Director: TJ Choi
Writer: TJ Choi
Producer: Caroline Blair, Mackenzie Lyle
Director of Photography: DJ Carroll
Editor: TJ Choi, DJ Carroll
Composer: n/a
Cast: Greena Park, TJ Choi, Mira Choi
Contact: TJ Choi, taejungchoi@gmail.com
Program D
Saturday, May 11th at 5:00 PM
About the Writer/Director
TJ Choi is a Korean-American filmmaker based in LA who makes movies inspired by his anxieties, fears, and doubts, of which he has plenty. He’s also a cannabis entrepreneur who currently works as a purchaser for the Original Green Cross in Torrance. He’s ALSO an aspiring professional poker player- so he’s a renaissance man of sorts of all things that unfortunately disappoint his parents. TJ received an MFA for film directing at Columbia University and a BA from Georgetown University.
About the Producer
Caroline Blair is a writer and filmmaker from Honolulu. A fourth-generation Chinese and Japanese American, her writing explores the rage and desire of Asian American women through many genres, with particular emphasis on romance and mystery.
She was selected for the 2022 New York Stage and Film Filmmaker's Workshop. She has previously developed an original project with Universal Television and Quinn's House.