Paradise

single channel video_30m​

2023

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A fabulous storyteller presents a fascinating tale from yesteryear. A cast of friendly objects joins the storyteller, wandering through the theater while remembering days past when the space used to be filled with gay theater-goers. Their stories revolve around the cruising culture of second-run movie houses in Seoul but also expand to include their memories of gay bars in the Jongro neighborhood, offering a vivid depiction of the early years of South Korean queer culture during the 1970s and 1980s, which until now has been lost to history.