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Asian Pop-Up Cinema: MY FAVORITE LOVE STORY (2023)
MY FAVORITE LOVE STORY (LEE WON-HOI, 2023, 96 MIN, DCP, SOUTH KOREA)

Please note early start time of 5:30 PM

RSVP THROUGH ASIAN POP-UP CINEMA 

A whimsical sci-fi-musical-romance set in a near future Seoul, MY FAVORITE LOVE STORY follows Oliver (Shin Joo-hyup) and Claire (Kang Hye-in), two abandoned helper-bots whose chance encounter changes everything. Oliver, hoping to reunite with his owner (Yoo Jun-sang), and Claire on a dreamy adventure, decide to leave for Jeju Island on a human-like journey. In turns charming and bittersweet, filmmaker Lee Won-hoi (YOU ARE MY VAMPIRE) enchants with this unlikely romance between two nearly human robots.

Introduction by Columbia College Professor Ron Falzone.

Asian Pop-Up Cinema at the Block Museum

Asian Pop-Up Cinema, founded in 2015, is an annual Asian Film Festival dedicated to “bridging east and west through cinema.”

In collaboration with the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at Northwestern University, Asian Pop-Up Cinema brings four films from China, India, Japan, and South Korea respectively to Block Cinema. This new program features films reflecting on contemporary social issues and fostering a shared appreciation for Asian art and culture. 

This initiative is made possible through the generous support of Northwestern University’s Block Museum of the Art, Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, WCAS Language Resource Center, the Council on Language Instruction, as well as the Simeon Leland Forum.  

Ticketing Note from Asian Pop-Up Cinema: For free screening ticket holders, seats on the day of the screening are subject to availability on a first-come, first-serve basis. Any unclaimed seats will be released 15 minutes prior to showtime.