Korean Dream: The Nama-jinheung Mixtape
Korean Dream: The Nama-jinheung Mixtape
It reassembles more than 60 films left behind by the vanished film company Nama Jinheung to look at Korea’s modern history from the late 1960s through the 1980s. Different genres and scenes flow together like a mixtape, exploring the desires and changes of the era as seen in the film images.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Fact-centered
A compilation documentary re-edited from the actual film archive of the existing film company Nama Jinheung and KBS materials.
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10 recordsA 2024 Korean documentary directed by Lee Tae-woong, with a runtime of 84 minutes.
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- DMZ and IFFR list the same information.
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- 코리안 드림 : 남아진흥 믹스테이프DMZ국제다큐멘터리영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- Korean Dream: The Nama-jinheung MixtapeIFFR · International organization · Grade AOpen source →
Nama Jinheung is a film company that began as Namhwa Heungup in 1957 and changed its name to Nama Jinheung in 1973.
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- The Korean Film Archive program notes describe the company's history.
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- 특별상영- 코리안 드림한국영상자료원 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
The film re-edits footage from approximately 56–60 films by Nama Jinheung.
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- Chung-Ang University describes it as 56 films, while DMZ and KOFA describe it as more than 60.
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- 한국영화로 다시 쓰는 한국영화사중앙대학교 영화미디어학센터 · Academic source · Grade AOpen source →
- 코리안 드림 : 남아진흥 믹스테이프DMZ국제다큐멘터리영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 특별상영- 코리안 드림한국영상자료원 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
The group of films used is generally Korean cinema from the late 1960s to the early 1990s.
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- DMZ and Chung-Ang University give this range.
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- 코리안 드림 : 남아진흥 믹스테이프DMZ국제다큐멘터리영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 한국영화로 다시 쓰는 한국영화사중앙대학교 영화미디어학센터 · Academic source · Grade AOpen source →
Rather than presenting the plots of individual feature films as fact, it critiques Korean society during the Cold War and rapid economic growth through archival montage.
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- DMZ and IFFR describe it as a compilation film and an essay film.
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- 코리안 드림 : 남아진흥 믹스테이프DMZ국제다큐멘터리영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- Korean Dream: The Nama-jinheung MixtapeIFFR · International organization · Grade AOpen source →
It was produced as an extension of KBS's Modern Korea archive project.
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- KOFA and IFFR confirm its connection to the project.
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- 특별상영- 코리안 드림한국영상자료원 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
- Korean Dream: The Nama-jinheung MixtapeIFFR · International organization · Grade AOpen source →
It had its world premiere at the 2024 DMZ International Documentary Film Festival.
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- The official DMZ archive.
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- 코리안 드림 : 남아진흥 믹스테이프DMZ국제다큐멘터리영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
It was invited to the Cinema Regained section of IFFR 2025.
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- The official IFFR film page.
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- Korean Dream: The Nama-jinheung MixtapeIFFR · International organization · Grade AOpen source →
A special screening and a conversation with the director were held at KOFA in 2025.
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- The official KOFA program.
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- 특별상영- 코리안 드림한국영상자료원 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
The core factual units for reelVerity are not fictional plots in the original films, but the actual production company's history, the existence of the films, and the method of re-editing.
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- Official programs define it as a critical reconstruction of existing film footage.
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- 코리안 드림 : 남아진흥 믹스테이프DMZ국제다큐멘터리영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 한국영화로 다시 쓰는 한국영화사중앙대학교 영화미디어학센터 · Academic source · Grade AOpen source →
Other related people
Lee Tae-woong
Producer-director · Documentary directorSources used
- 코리안 드림 : 남아진흥 믹스테이프DMZ국제다큐멘터리영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- Korean Dream: The Nama-jinheung MixtapeIFFR · International organization · Grade AOpen source →
- 특별상영- 코리안 드림한국영상자료원 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
- 한국영화로 다시 쓰는 한국영화사중앙대학교 영화미디어학센터 · Academic source · Grade AOpen source →