📽 Mu Films is a non-profit documentary production company based in Berkeley, California
Berkeley, CA
Joined April 2012
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TONIGHT 8/7c: After the #KoreanWar, #Korea's adoption program found many children adopted out of their birth country. In #GeographiesOfKinship, 4 adoptees seek a connection with the home they've never known: bit.ly/ARF_GofKinship
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The Korean war has always been "the forgotten war" + "police action" as if it were small + didn't matter. However,
"54,246 Americans died (compared w 58,220 service personnel in Vietnam)" + this precedent set the stage for US extralegal forever wars
bostonglobe.com/2022/07/27/o…
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"As far as I knew, Korea was not on the map." Many Korean adoptees who grew up in the West are just now discovering their roots. See their stories in #GeographiesofKinship, streaming now on @WORLDChannel: bit.ly/ARF_GofKinship & the @PBS App. #AAPIMonth @Mu_Films @CAAMedia
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Deann Borshay Liem's documentary humanizes the fallout of the international adoption practices that found their footing during the Korean War, and became a booming business by the 1980s. kqed.org/arts/13913560/korea…
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TONIGHT: #GeographiesOfKinship filmmaker @DeannLiem speaks with activists Kim Stoker & Boonyoung Han about her film, #KoreanAdoptees & effects of adoption programs. Join: teapawt.net/i/spaces/1OwxWzWYYpDJQ @americareframed @caam @mu_films @corollapowder @ornamentity @mckeekee #AAPIStories
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TONIGHT on #AmericaReFramed: #GeographiesofKinship traces the impacts of war, industrialization, social policy, and cultural norms that made Korea the forerunner of international adoptions. Learn more at 8/7c on @WORLDChannel. #AAPIMonth @Mu_Films @CAAM bit.ly/ARF_GofKinship
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"In adoptee stories, the [questions] we all ask ourselves are highlighted, more dramatic, and force us to expand our understanding of identity, kinship, and questions of belonging." Watch #GeographiesofKinship on 5/19 at 8/7c on @WORLDChannel. loom.ly/ottmAmc
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Premiering this week on #AmericaReFramed: Through the stories of 4 Korean adoptees, #GeographiesofKinship illuminates the political complexities of Korea's international adoption boom. Tune in on 5/19 at 8/7c on @WORLDChannel. #AAPIMonth @CAAM @Mu_Films bit.ly/ARF_GofKinship
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Coming Up! Join filmmaker Deann Borshay Liem & adoptee advocates for a @TwitterSpaces event S. Korea's adoption law & rights for adoptees and unwed mothers. Join here: teapawt.net/i/spaces/1OwxWzWYYpDJQ @americareframed @caam @CouncilKA @mu_films #AAPIStories #KoreanAdoptees
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This #APAHM, @americareframed features #AAPIStories, from a look at identity through Korean adoptees in #GeographiesOfKinship to an exploration of America's Chinatowns in @ChinatownRising. @Mu_Films #DaughterOfALostBird #Jaddoland
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On May 14, 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT please join @Mu_Films for a special conversation before #GeographiesofKinship exploring the little-known history of African American servicemen who were among the first U.S. citizens to adopt Korean children. RSVP: ow.ly/uRot50IXAOH
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In #GeographiesofKinship, meet 4 Korean adoptees who are tracing the history of Korea's transnational adoption policies to discover who they are and where their home is. See the premiere on 5/19 at 8/7c on @WORLDChannel. #AAPIMonth @Mu_Films @CAAM bit.ly/ARF_GofKinship
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200,000 S. Korean children have been adopted worldwide. In #GeographiesOfKinship, 4 explore connections to a country they've never known. WATCH Thursday, 5/19 at 8/7c on @AmericaReFramed: bit.ly/ARF_GofKinship @caam @mu_films #AAPIStories #KoreanAdoptees youtu.be/3Kx0UNkyEgU
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We're elated for the upcoming premieres of #DaughterofaLostBird & #GeographiesofKinship in May! @worldchannel @Mu_Films
‘America ReFramed’ examines cross-cultural adoption with two new docs bruni.co/382vPoq
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TODAY! There will be three conversations about ‘Crossings’:
At 4pm ET/1pm PT/11am HT: Tune in to The Conversation on Hawaii Public Radio for an interview with Christine Ahn and Dr. Kalama Niheu. hawaiipublicradio.org/podcas…
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That went really well given all issues with connectivity and novelty. The first time we did anything like this! Thank you for joining us.
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LIVE on #Periscope: Press conference from Pyongyang #womencrossdmz2015 pscp.tv/w/V0DaszEyNDR8MTMyNT…
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LIVE on #Periscope: Art performance in Pyongyang pscp.tv/w/Vz7GBTEyNDR8MTI5MD…