About the Event

FILM CLUB SCREENING | Korean Film Festival. Take Off (Korean/2009/137mins) Dir.Yong-hwa Kim It is the year 1996. A small Korean town is undergoing a large-scale construction in preparation for the Winter Olympics bid. In the middle of the construction, the local committee receives a report that they do not have sufficient athletes to compete. They decide to form a ski jump team in order to represent the event. Former American Junior alpine athlete Bob is an adoptee who came to Korea in search of his mother. With 4 other non-experienced athletes, he forms the first Korean ski jump team. From there on, there is no turning back. It’s a challenge they are committed to. Collab: Embassy of the Republic of Korea