Spa Night
Sundance Film Festival 2016 - Dramatic - Special Jury Prize - Breakthrough Performance
Boston LGBT Film Festival 2016 - Jury Prize for Best Feature
Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival 2016 - U.S. Grand Jury Prize, Special Mention for Outstanding Performance
★ Special guests:Andrew Ahn
★ After-screening Q&A:SUN, Oct/30/2016 19:30
Like many first generation immigrants, David Cho serves as the intermediary between his parents’ insular Koreatown life in Los Angeles. When the family restaurant is forced to close, the balance of the household is threatened and tension mounts at home. In an unfamiliar twist on more familiar immigrant stories, David does not accept his parents’ dreams for him to pursue an education and decides to help his family make ends meet by secretly taking a job at a Korean spa. There, David finds himself suddenly exposed to the clash between traditional Korean culture and the underground world of gay hook-ups.