Someone you should watch out for is director Soopum Sohn.  We had done numerous interviews with directors but Soopum was someone who really stood out in the interview room.  He’s a man of intensity and has an eye that other directors would love.  He is acutely aware of his surroundings and knows how to capture the moment.  He’s a true artist and we know that we probably came across someone who’s name will be known for a long time.

Mr. Soopum Sohn studied film in the U.S. but was originally a photographer.  He has a wonderful track record as the director of photography (see his DP reel below) on numerous films, but Make Yourself at Home is his directorial debut.  It features one of the most famous actresses in South Korea, Song Hye-Kyo, who plays her role brilliantly as a South Korean woman who marries a Korean-American man who barely speaks any Korean, and lives under the scrutiny of her new mother-in-law in New Jersey.  As Song Hye-Kyo’s character adjusts to life in the U.S., she becomes increasingly obsessed with finding an American name.  Mr. Sohn raises the question in the movie, why do Korean-Americans have two names:  Korean and English.  After I watched a little bit of the movie, I came to wonder, why do many Korean-Americans have two names?  If you haven’t seen it, go see Make Yourself at Home by Mr. Soopum Sohn.

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