Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV

Directed by Amanada Kim

See the world through the eyes of Nam June Paik, the father of video art and who coined the phrase “the electronic superhighway” long before the Internet existed. The Korean-born, German-educated, life-long New Yorker, Nam June Paik (1932-2006)

Went on to become a pillar of the American avant-garde art scene and transformed modern image-making with his sculptures, films, and performances. A consummate shape-shifter - classical composer, subversive trickster, pioneer of experimental “interventions” (he called “action music”). Paik’s influences ranged from Hegel to Schoenberg, from traditional Korean dance to Buddhism, space travel, and beyond. Narrated by actor Steven Yeun (MINARI) —Debut filmmaker Amanda Kim uses archival footage and clips from the artist’s work to recount his collaborations and fascinations with Joseph Beuys, Charlotte Moorman (the topless cellist), David Bowie, Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson, Allen Ginsberg, Merce Cunningham, and his great mentor and friend, John Cage.

2023 | Documentary | USA | 100 min | English | Digital

Preceded by

Sincerely Miné Okubo

Directed by Yuka Murakami

A short biographical film on the Japanese American artist and illustrator, Miné Okubo, who authored the seminal graphic memoir "Citizen 13660" (1946) which chronicled the incarceration experience at Tanforan and Topaz, Utah.

2021 | Documentary | USA | 15 min | English | Digital

Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV credits:

Produced By Jennifer Stockman, David Koh, Amanda Kim, Amy Hobby, Jesse Wann, Mariko Munro

Executive Produced by Kenzo Digital, Steve Jang, Florence Sloan, Steven Yeun, Fab 5 Freddy, Alexandra Munroe, Michael Kantor, Gyopo

Co-Produced by Alain De Mata, Heejung Oh

Edited by Taryn Gould

Original Score by Will Epstein

Music By Ryuichi Sakamoto

Co-Executive Produced by Brandon Chi-Wei Chen, Kristie Soyie Kang, C. Richard And Pamela Kramlich, Daehyung Lee, Jinchul Lee, Jinsuk Suh, Troy Craig Poon

Cinematography by Nelson Walker

Vfx/Animation by Adam Teninbaum

Sincerely Miné Okubo credits:

Producer: Watase Media Arts Center
Director of Photography: Evan Kodani, Asuka Lin, Yuka Murakami
Editor: Asuka Lin
Music: Amanda Yamate