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Sundance Next Fest: LA Premiere of “Gook”+ Joey Bada$$ New Video

August 12, 2017 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Ticketed – Gook / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Justin Chon) — Eli and Daniel—Korean American brothers who run a shoe store in Paramount, California—form an unlikely friendship with Kamilla, an 11-year-old African American girl. As Daniel dreams of becoming a recording artist and Eli struggles to keep the store afloat, LA’s racial tensions erupt during the infamous 1992 riots. Cast: Justin Chon, Simone Baker, David So, Curtiss Cook Jr., Sang Chon, Ben Munoz. Winner of the Audience Award: NEXT at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

Venue

Ace Hotel DTLA
921 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90015 United States