the helene and stephen Weicholz Global film series
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3 7:00 PM SCHAEFER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS $10
A Taxi Driver (Taeksi woonjunsa) in korean with english subtitles
based on a true story, this film tells the tale of a widowed taxi driver from seoul, who finagles his way into a lucrative fare and unintentionally becomes involved in the 1980 Gwangju democratic uprising, a landmark historical event in south korea’s march toward democracy. south korea; not rated; directed by hun Jang (2017); 137 minutes
Pre-film talk with Dr. John Pfeifer begins at 7pm, with the film beginning at approximately 7:30pm. 7