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Our Hospitality + Sooyoung Chin Cinema Ensemble

PROGRAM

Every year, Sooyoung Chin Cinema Ensemble returns to UMFF, reinterpreting silent films with new music and delivering a special experience to audiences.
Buster Keaton's Our Hospitality portrays a love that begins by chance amid the deep, long-standing feud between two families, along with the unpredictable turmoil that follows — a film that blends elaborate slapstick, bold action, and Keaton's signature witty humor.

Here, the vibrant live performance of Sooyoung Chin Cinema Ensemble breathes new life into this classic film.
Look forward to a special live performance uniquely their own, experienced amid the theater's immersive atmosphere and the free-spirited air of the outdoor setting.

■ Date/Time/Venue
- Sep. 20(Sun) 19:30 Cafe Cinema
- Sep. 21(Mon) 14:00 Alps Cinema 2

Our Hospitality
USA | 1923 | 76min | B&W | Fiction

Young Willie McKay travels south to claim his father’s inheritance. On the train, he falls in love with a young woman — the daughter of the Canfield family, locked in a blood feud with the McKays. Thanks to the Southern code of hospitality, which forbids harming a guest in one’s home, Willie stays alive by never leaving the Canfield house. A masterpiece of silent comedy, crowned by the waterfall rescue — one of Keaton’s most breathtaking stunts.

GUEST

Sooyoung Chin

Sooyoung Chin is a jazz pianist and songwriter who majored in piano at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, and obtained a master’s degree in composition from Queens College.

Simultaneously released in the US and Korea, his debut album 'Original Intension'(with bassist Choi Kwang-moon and drummer Kim Chaek), was awarded by the ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers), the largest music copyright management organization in the US.

He has also released two solo piano albums, 'Night, Water Light' and 'Paraphrase', and most recently presented 'everland', a collaborative project with singer-songwriter Hong Isaac.

Sumin Jung

Sumin Jung is a highly acclaimed jazz bassist. Jung was featured in EBS Space Gonggam's New Face of Korean Jazz, was selected for Jazz People's 20 Best Jazz Albums and Best Albums of 2021, and was nominated in the Jazz Album category at the Korean Popular Music Awards.

Jung is an artist who expresses his inner beauty through music, embracing reality and sharing beauty with a wide audience.

He made his debut with the album 'Neoliberalism', followed by his second, third, and fourth full-length albums: 'Tonggam'(2nd), 'Lament'(3rd), and 'Self-reflection'(4th).

Sungwan Kim

Sungwan Kim is a saxophonist who has been recognized as one of the leading figures in expanding the horizons of Korean jazz since 2010. Crossing genres from jazz and improvisation-based avant-garde to popular music, crossover, and music for visual and dance performances, he has performed at numerous concerts and broadcasts including the Washington DC Jazz Festival, Jazz à Vierzon in France, Toronto Jazz Festival, Jarasum Jazz Festival, and EBS Space Sympathy. He is also the recipient of the Best Global Contemporary Album Award at the 22nd Korean Music Awards.