A
MINARI
DREAM
B Y M O U N G " K E L L Y " P A R K
D E P A R T M E N T H E A D M A K E - U P
Last year, I got a call from
production designer Yong Ok
Lee. She told me that she
had recommended me for the
feature fi lm Minari, the story
of a Korean immigrant. I was a
good candidate for the project in
that the production was looking
for a make-up artist who could
speak Korean, had experience
working with both Korean
and American actors, and was
also familiar with Korean and
American cultures in the 1970s
and '80s. I was thrilled to book
the job. I was especially excited
to work on Minari because it
would allow me the chance to
work closely with Korean actors
again for the fi rst time since I'd
moved to America in 2015.
Top photo: Josh Ethan Johnson/A24; middle and
bottom: Melissa Lukenbaugh/A24.
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