Another His, Spring

Vladimir Kim, a Korean businessman, returns to Uzbekistan decades after the collapse of the USSR. His journey is more than nostalgic travel; it's an attempt to reconnect with a homeland he left as a child. This 2025 documentary explores the complex identity of Koryo-saram—Soviet Koreans whose history is woven from deportations, assimilation, and a search for belonging. The camera follows Vladimir through Tashkent and farming villages where he meets old friends and relatives whose lives have scattered across different countries. The film becomes a profound meditation on what homeland means for someone stripped of geographical roots, and how ancestral memory shapes identity in a globalized world.