Villa Albertine 2024 Residencies: Davy Chou on Tour

“Return to Seoul” by Davy Chou (Aurora Films)

On an impulse to reconnect with her origins, Freddie, 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born before being adopted and raised in France. The headstrong young woman starts looking for her biological parents in a country she knows so little about, taking her life in new and unexpected directions.

Genre: Drama
Cast: Park Ji-min, Oh Kwang-rok, Guka Han
119 min

Bryn Mawr, New York, Princeton, Boston, Chicago

Davy Chou will be in tour in five cities where the film will be screened and where he will be in attendance for Q&As.

• Bryn Mawr, PA – Wednesday, February 7th 2024

Bryn Mawr Film Institute – Register at https://brynmawrfilm.org/event/return-to-seoul/.

• New York City, NY – Thursday and Friday, February 8 and 9, 2024

Cornell University – Register at

Skidmore College – Register at https://www.skidmore.edu/wll/french/filmfestival2023.php.

A Masterclass will also be held at Columbia University on February 13 for Columbia students and staff.

• Princeton, NJ – Sunday, February 11th 2024

Princeton University – Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-movie-screening-return-to-seoul-with-director-davy-chou-tickets-805178499567.

• Boston, MA – Monday, February 12th 2024

Northeastern University – Register at https://return-to-seoul.eventbrite.com.

• Chicago, IL – Wednesday, February 14th 2024

University of Chicago – Register at https://docfilms.org/calendar/Winter_2024/sunday-1.

Contacts

Sandrine NEVEUX, Villa Albertine – Film Program Officer
+1 (415) 254-8694 / sandrine.neveux@villa-albertine.org

Laurence Geannopulos, Villa Albertine Chicago – Coordinator
+1 (312) 327 5235 / laurence.geannopulos@frenchculture.org

Frédérique Horn, Villa Albertine Boston – Cultural & Education Attachée
+1 (617) 832 4422 / frederique.horn@villa-albertine.org