FIRST PERSON PLURAL (USA/Korea, 2000)
Directed by Deann Borshay.
16mm (Beta SP), 58 minutes

Deann Borshay was among thousands of South Korean orphans sent to the U.S. in the 1960s to be adopted and raised by American families. FIRST PERSON
PLURAL is a personal documentary that chronicles the filmmaker's struggle to set right a case of mistaken identity and unravel the mysteries surrounding her
adoption. Combining archival footage of Korea, 8mm home movies, and powerful footage of the first meeting between Borshay's adoptive and birth families, FIRST
PERSON PLURAL is a universal story about living with paradox and
navigating the sometimes tricky terrain of love and family.

An insightful commentary on the forces of assimilation, FIRST PERSON PLURAL also offers an unusual exploration of the "melting pot" theory as  put
into practice in one's family. Through Borshay's journey we see that, in America, it is indeed possible to re-invent oneself. But transformation has its price. FIRST
PERSON PLURAL illustrates the opportunities and the sacrifices of becoming American and the enduring legacy of one's past which perhaps can never truly be
erased.

It has been having prestigious screenings at the Sundance Film Festival, L.A.'s Snapshot exhibit screening and San Francisco's Asian American Film Fest.

Tickets: $20 General; $15 Students, Seniors, Friends of VC, DGA, JACCC members w/I.D.
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