Synopsis

From South Korea to T&T is a 2018 documentary film about the Korean presence in Trinidad and Tobago as well as its fan culture. It highlights the existence of the fandom and its growth in the country; bringing about more knowledge on the culture through various interviews and talks about the challenges the fandom faces in trying to fit into society. At the time of filming, the members were criticised and experienced cyberbullying through social media due to the ignorance of fellow citizens who simply didn’t understand and/or refused to. The documentary attempts to pinpoint the reasons for the rejection of the culture in order to address it.

Details

(36mins) | Trinidad and Tobago

Production

Directors:

Sarah Sobrian

Graduating Film Production and Film Studies Student from The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad. She is passionate about storytelling, learning new cultures and learning more about people and society.

Umar Nobbee

Graduating Film Production and Film Studies Student from The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad. Writing and Cinematography are his two favorite aspects of the filmmaking process and he hopes to be a best-selling author one day.