Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV

Nominee
Grand Jury Prize ~ Documentary
Sundance Film Festival
A tantalizing portrait of...the revolutionary Korean-born video artist who, in the late ’60s and ’70s, did nothing less than invent an art form.

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Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV

A chronicle of the life and times of Nam June Paik, a pillar of the American avant-garde in the 20th century, widely regarded as the father of video art, who coined the phrase “Electronic Superhighway,” and is arguably the most famous Korean artist in modern history. Features readings of the artist’s writings by executive producer Steven Yeun (Minari, Nope).
Not Rated
Genre
Documentary, Art & Artists, Bio-pic, Women and Film
Runtime
109
Language
English, German, Korean
Director
Amanda Kim
Producer
Jennifer Stockman, David Koh, Amanda Kim, Amy Hobby, Jesse Wann, Mariko Munro
Cast
Nam June Paik, Steven Yeun
Awards:
Nominee, Grand Jury Prize ~ Documentary, Sundance Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Fionnuala Halligan, Screen International

Amanda Kim’s feature doc debut is as sprightly as the man whose life she follows – Nam June Paik, the Korean-born but mostly US-based avant garde-ist who would become known as the ‘father of video art’. Eventually. For most of his life, though, this most modern of modern artists lived like a pauper ...

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