NYC | Seattle Debut

Approximate running time | 85 min

Born in Korea and raised in Pullman, WA, writer/director Young Jean Lee's worst nightmare was to make a confessional, ethnic identity play with a flowery Asian-sounding title. So, the young NYC-based artist did just that with Songs of the Dragons..., in which a character named "Korean-American" navigates increasingly disturbing levels of a pseudo-Korean world intercut with scenes of a white couple discussing their stereotypically dysfunctional relationship. Full of blunt and hilarious observations, Lee's shrewd take on her heritage has been widely praised as a breakout piece for this rapidly emerging artist.