Return to Seoul is a challenging examination of the home & the heartache of never having one or losing it. Described as “a startling & uneasy wonder” by the New York Times, this film is a immersive character study about the unravelling of an identity directed by Cambodian-French filmmaker Davy Chou featuring a riveting turn by Park Ji-min as Freddie the imperfect heroine in search for herself & her home.
MilkTea hosted a very special free preview of Return to Seoul followed by a Q+A with writer-director Davy Chou & chaired by Zing Tsjeng at the Soho Hotel on the 3 May.
You can enjoy highlights from the evening here.
Davy Chou is a French director & producer born in 1983, based between Paris & Phnom Penh. He co-founded the French production company Vycky Films & the Cambodian production company Anti-Archive.
Davy Chou directed Golden Slumbers (Forum - Berlinale 2012), Cambodia 2099 (Directors' Fortnight - Cannes 2014) & Diamond Island which was awarded the SACD Prize at Critics’ Week- Cannes 2016.
Zing Tsjeng is Editor in Chief at VICE and VICE UK, where she specialises in arts, culture, identity & current affairs, and has written for publications such as British Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Time Out London & more.
Zing has appeared on BBC News, Sky News & BBC TWO’s Victoria Derbyshire Show, amongst others. She has also spoken & moderated panels at events including SXSW, Women of the World Festival, & Isle of Wight Literary Festival.
