Bong Joon Ho in Conversation with Gregory Crewdson
Join Academy Award-winning filmmaker Bong Joon Ho for a dynamic dialogue on the art of filmmaking and its success in reaching a global audience. From Memories of Murder (2003), Snowpiercer (2013), Okja (2017), to Parasite (2019), which won the Palme d’Or and the Academy Award for Best Picture, his acclaimed work intertwines socially incisive wit with the twisting of genre conventions. His latest release, Mickey 17, marks a creative continuation of these themes for the director, blending biting and character-driven social satire with high-concept tentpole science fiction.
The talk is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. Seats will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Sponsored by the Yale School of Art Office of Sustainable Equity & Inclusion, Yale School of Architecture, John '87 and Kate Carrafiell Fund, Belonging at Yale, Arts & Humanities, FAS, and Schwarzman Center.
About Director Bong
Director Bong garnered three Academy Awards, the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, among other accolades in 2020, and is the highest-grossing Korean filmmaker of all time. His films often tell stories centered around issues of social class, economic disparity, family, and self-worth, told with satire and dark humor. Parasite, 2019, was the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, and the first South Korean film to win for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film. His most recent film, Mickey-17, a dark satirical sci-fi comedy starring Robert Pattinson, premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and opened in the US on Mar. 7 of this year.