Instead of heading to multiplex theaters for the latest commercial flicks, why not try something different? Here are a few alternatives.
Touring independent films: You can watch award-winning independent films from the 2007 Seoul Independent Film Festival. A total of 17 features and four shorts will tour Gangwon Province: May 24-25 at Gwandong University's Small Theater and May 31-June 1 at Sokcho Cultural Center. Visit film4n.com.
Free animation films around town: Catch free screenings of feature animations from near and far. The lineup includes "The South of North" and "End of the Earth" from Russia and "Little Things" from England. Screening are at 6 p.m., tonight and Saturday at Jangwi-dong and then May 24 at Tteumbugi Children's Park in Hwagok-dong. Visit Open the link.
Retro films at retro prices: Dream Cinema in northern Seoul offers classic movies. You can watch the American box office smash "Dirty Dancing" (1987) for 3,500 won. Homegrown high school comedy "High School Yalgae" (1976) also revisits the big screen for the first time in 31 years. Located near exit 8 of Seodaemun station on subway line 5. Call (02) 362-3149.
Cinema Meets Art, Coffee: There are artworks exhibited at Spongehouse Gwanghwamun, northern Seoul. This theater chain is devoted to small budget film and independent pieces. After catching a movie, sip some coffee at the cafe and admire "window paintings" currently on display. Located near exit 6 of Gwanghwamun station on subway line 5.
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