DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
Eugene Suen, who produced this film, introduced me to Amanda Plummer a few years ago, and we began corresponding about possible ways to collaborate on a project. I hadn't worked with seasoned actors in my first two films, and I thought that partnering with a performer like Amanda would be an adventure. I tried to think of stories that could provide a space and stage for her to perform freely. We tossed around a number of story ideas, and finally connected on an old Korean folktale that I read as a child and never forgot, of a woodcutter who captures a heavenly creature on earth by stealing her robe. With Amanda free to run in this role of 'the woodcutter,' I wanted to contrast the fantastic nature of the story with a more realistic approach to highlight the character's raw emotions; as Abigail Harm descends further into love, the actual film grows more documentary in approach, until the end, when the character must confront reality itself.

BIOGRAPHIES
CAST
Amanda Plummer (Abigail Harm) is a multi-time Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress. She is the star of such films as Pulp Fiction, The Fisher King, and Butterfly Kiss. She won a Tony Award for her performance in the landmark Broadway production of Agnes of God. She has won three Emmy Awards for her performances on American television and was nominated for a Golden Globe and a British Academy Award.

Tetsuo Kuramochi (The Companion) is an actor and artist. He has worked closely with Japanese director Oku Shutaro and appeared on the Tokyo stage in such plays as Kimidori and South of Heaven.

Will Patton (Narrator/the Visitor) is a renowned actor and two-time Obie Award winner. He has starred in such films as Remember the Titans, Armageddon, Wendy and Lucy, and Meek’s Cutoff, as well as popular television series like 24 and Falling Skies.

Burt Young (Mr. Warren) is a veteran Oscar-nominated actor. He plays the iconic role of Paulie in the Rocky movies, and has starred in such American classics as Chinatown, Once Upon a Time in China, and appeared on Miami Vice, MASH, and the Sopranos.

FILMMAKERS
Lee Isaac Chung’s (writer, director) first film, Munyurangabo, premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival to great acclaim. Variety called the film "an astonishing and thoroughly masterful debut;" American critic Roger Ebert called it "a beautiful and powerful film - a masterpiece." The film has received international theatrical distribution. His second film, Lucky Life, was developed at the Cinéfondation at the Cannes Film Festival, premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, and is distributed in the USA by Film Movement.

Filmography:
Munyurangabo (2007): Cannes, Busan, AFI Grand Jury Prize, New Directors New Films, Toronto, Rotterdam, Berlin
Lucky Life (2010): Tribeca, Bratislava, Moscow, Torino, Cannes L'Atelier, Museum of Modern Art PS1
Abigail Harm (2012): Busan

Samuel Gray Anderson (producer, writer) is a writer and filmmaker. He graduated from Yale University and now manages Almond Tree Films. He co-wrote and co-produced Lee Isaac Chug’s Munyurangabo and wrote and produced Chung’s second film Lucky Life. He produced and co-wrote Lee Isaac Chung's third film Abigail Harm.

Eugene Suen (producer) is a filmmaker, producer, and curator. Raised in Taipei and Chicago, he is a filmmaker with Almond Tree Films and co-directs the Reel Spirituality Institute for Moving Images in Pasadena, CA. He produced Lee Isaac Chung's third feature Abigail Harm.

SCREENINGS
October 4-13, 2012 South Korea - Busan International Film Festival
November 23 - December 1, 2012 Italy - Torino International Film Festival
March 17, 18, 19 USA - CAAMFest (formerly San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival)

CONTACT INFORMATION
For sales, festival inquiries, and publicity:

Eugene Suen
email:eugene@almondtreefilms.com