Seoul Switch
Written and Directed by Liann Kaye
Starring Kevin Woo
“Seoul Switch is a whimsical, fun-loving short film that explores Asian American identity like you’ve never seen before.”
Liann Kaye
Liann Kaye is an AAPI writer and director. Her award-winning mini-series “The Blessing” won “Best Comedy” at the New York Short Film Festival and was also a recipient of the NYC Women’s Fund. All 6 episodes are out now on YouTube. Her first feature, Electable, was selected for both the Athena Lab and The Blacklist x WIF Feature Film Residency, where she was mentored by Sofia Alvarez (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) and Kiwi Smith (10 Things I Hate About You, Legally Blonde). This year, she wrote and directed Seoul Switch, a proof-of-concept short ready to be expanded into a feature-length movie. The film, starring Korean American K-pop idol Kevin Woo, won Best Narrative Short at the DisOrient Film Festival this March. It will also be screening at Short Shorts Asia and Bentonville this summer.
Kevin Woo
Most recognized as the main vocalist in the K-pop group U-KISS, Kevin Woo was born in California and moved to Seoul when he was 15. Woo debuted, recorded chart-topping albums, and toured the world from 2008 to 2017. Woo has since left K-pop to pursue solo music and acting, recently making his Broadway debut in KPOP: The Musical (2022). He also just completed filming on eight-time GRAMMY winner Anderson .Paak’s upcoming film, K-Pops!
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Seoul Switch Stills 1 (C: Jesse Sanchez-Strauss)
Seoul Switch Stills 2 (C: Jesse Sanchez-Strauss)
Seoul Switch BTS 1 (C: Matt Infante)
Seoul Switch BTS 2 (C: Matt Infante)
Seoul Switch BTS 3 (C: Matt Infante)
Seoul Switch BTS 4 (C: Matt Infante)
Liann Headshot 1 (C: Savannah Lauren)
Liann Headshot 2 (C: Savannah Lauren)