IMPACT AWARD to American Documentary
BETWEEN GOODBYES
FRI, 12/5, 7:30pm, 85 min
SAG HARBOR CINEMA
Director Jota Mun and American Documentary Executive Director Erika Dilday in attendance for Q&A
Cocktail reception follows the film screening
Director: Jota Mun
Producers: Jota Mun, Zoe Sua Cho, Barb Lee
Editors: Michelle Chang
Cinematographer: Jimin Lee
In the 1980s international adoptions boomed. Sending South Korean children overseas en masse coincided with a nationwide strategy of economic growth above all else. But when Okgyun, a queer Korean adoptee visits her birth mother in Seoul, long-buried cultural misunderstandings and unspoken regrets surface. The film challenges conventional narratives about adoption, reunion, and queer kinship.
Jota Mun won the Emerging Filmmaker Award at the DMZ International Film Festival. As an editor, Jota’s credits include the Emmy-nominated Netflix series Who Killed Malcolm X?
The 2025 Impact Award will bepresented to American Documentary (AmDoc), the acclaimed producer of public television’s POV series, and will be accepted by Executive Director Erika Dilday. The Award recognizes AmDoc’s decades-long commitment to championing independent documentary filmmakers and leveraging the power of nonfiction storytelling that reflects the diversity, complexity, and urgency of our world. The result of this vital mission is to foster dialogue, encourage civic engagement and social change.