Shim: American Opens a Cafe at the DMZ
“The DMZ is dreaming again”
Synopsis
A cafe is growing, tucked in to the mountainside air raid shelter of the DMZ borderlands. A light light flickers, illuminating the past, present, and future. I'll see you at the DMZ! Shim was a free, one-day pop-up cafe staged in Yangji-ri village’s air raid shelter at the Korean DMZ. Referencing Korean cafe culture’s fixation on third place, the DMZ’s evolution from security tourism, to ecological peace tourism, and its repurposing as art production site, Shim attempts to intervene and align the past and present. Yangji-ri was one of many minbuk propaganda villages established by the Park Chung Hee regime in the 1960s to showcase the farming bounty and prosperity of the south for a North Korean gaze. The village was formerly part of the Civilian Control Line (CCL) until 2013 when it was reterritorialized as a normal part of South Korea.
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01/11/2024
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$100M
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kim Westfall
- Original Title
- Shim: American Opens a Cafe at the DMZ
- Country of Origin
- South Korea
- Release Date
- 01/11/2024
- Spoken Languages
- English, Korean
- Runtime
- 17m
- Production Budget
- $100M
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kim Westfall
Kim Westfall
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Kim Westfall
Director
Kim Westfall
Editor
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NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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What is Shim: American Opens a Cafe at the DMZ about?
A cafe is growing, tucked in to the mountainside air raid shelter of the DMZ borderlands. A light light flickers, illuminating the past, present, and future. I'll see you at the DMZ! Shim was a free, one-day pop-up cafe staged in Yangji-ri village’s air raid shelter at the Korean DMZ. Referencing Korean cafe culture’s fixation on third place, the DMZ’s evolution from security tourism, to ecological peace tourism, and its repurposing as art production site, Shim attempts to intervene and align the past and present. Yangji-ri was one of many minbuk propaganda villages established by the Park Chung Hee regime in the 1960s to showcase the farming bounty and prosperity of the south for a North Korean gaze. The village was formerly part of the Civilian Control Line (CCL) until 2013 when it was reterritorialized as a normal part of South Korea.
Who directed Shim: American Opens a Cafe at the DMZ?
Shim: American Opens a Cafe at the DMZ was directed by Kim Westfall.
Who stars in Shim: American Opens a Cafe at the DMZ?
The principal cast of Shim: American Opens a Cafe at the DMZ includes Kim Westfall, Villagers, DMZ, Kim Westfall.
When was Shim: American Opens a Cafe at the DMZ released and how long is it?
Shim: American Opens a Cafe at the DMZ was released in 2024 with a total runtime of 17m.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Shim: American Opens a Cafe at the DMZ?
Shim: American Opens a Cafe at the DMZ holds official age classifications: US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).