Plays in Shorts Program: Heart Strings
Saturday, June 14
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Regal Gallery Place

701 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001

Welcome Home Freckles

Director

Huiju Park

Producer

Huiju Park

Editor

Clare Maleeny

Consulting Editor

Co-Editor

Assistant Editor

Cinematographer

Benjamin Kodboel

Additional Cinematography

Music

Edoardo Vella

Sound

Levi Giger, Jules Barral

Narration

Contact

Huiju Park, +44 079031 53591 huijuya.park@gmail.com

For the first time in four years, a daughter returns to Daegu, South Korea, determined to end the domestic turmoil that plagued her childhood. Her family has been hurting each other for years, never learning how to live in harmony. Despite her efforts to find peace, the scars of the past remain unresolved. Through conversations with her parents, she uncovers a pattern of domestic violence deeply rooted in her family’s history. In the end, she realizes that only she can break the cycle.

Director, Welcome Home Freckles

Huiju Park is a Korean documentary filmmaker based in London, whose work deeply explores the intersection of personal experience and broader societal issues. Her films are inspired by her close connection to the world around her, with a strong focus on feminism. Huiju often appears as a character within her documentaries, blending her own narrative with those of her subjects to create a dialogue between her films and the audience. This style has become her hallmark, allowing her to craft films that offer a mirror to society. After years of making personal documentaries, she started extending the courage and resilience she found in her own experiences to empower new voices and perspectives.