Spring Comes By Itself
United States 25 min, Digital
In-person & Online
Stranded in the U.S. due to visa issues, two siblings perform a Buddhist ritual dance at a secluded temple to honor their late mother, under the watchful gaze of a silent observer.
Director: Noah Namgoong
Writer: Noah Namgoong
Producer: Yaél Bermudez
Director of Photography: Brandon Yoon
Editor: Noah Namgoong
Production Designer: N/A
Composer: Song Jung Ah
Cast: Jueun Kang, Jeong Hur, Sky Long
Contact: noahnamgoong@gmail.com
Program F
Sunday, May 18th at 5:00 PM
About the Writer/Director
Noah Namgoong is a writer/director from Southern California. Noah’s work highlights the spiritual nature of the everyday, showcasing modern contexts for ancient rituals as a means to connect with others and the larger world.
About the Producer
Yaél Bermudez is a producer, writer, and curator from Queens, New York. Her work tells and champions stories centered around complex characters tussling with metamorphic self-discovery. Her professional experience ranges across television, independent feature film, commercials, music videos, and live events. Yaél’s experience extends internationally where she assisted on commercial shoots in Sydney, Australia and produced a short film Confirmation in Accra, Ghana. Yaél has produced narrative short films that have premiered at Toronto Black, Black Harvest, New York African, Bushwick Film Festivals and more. She holds collaboration at the core of everything she does. Yaél is currently a third-year Creative Producing MFA candidate and Bridges Larson Fellow at Columbia University.