to enter the Korean film industry. Rather than trying to fill the “quotas” to produce mediocre Korean films, Park and other independent film producers were able to collaborate on quality films that pushed for social change. Without these policy changes, Park Kwang-Su would not have been able to make such films such as Chilsu and Mansu, which was a catalyst to the wave of New Korean Cinema. “While all of Park's movies are firmly rooted in the political history of his country, he belongs to a group of international filmmakers whose work transcends their specific political situations to address, with great artistry, more universal issues of human freedom.” Filmography 1988 Chilsu wa Mansu (Chilsu and Mansu) 1990 Keudeuldo Urichoeroem (Black Republic) 1991 Berlin Report 1993 Geuseom e Kago Shipta (To the Starry Island) 1995 Areumdaun Cheongnyeon Jeon Tae-il (A Single Spark) 1999 Yi Chae-su ui nan (Uprising) See also Cinema of Korea External links Interview with Park Kwang-Su at CineKorea (archived) Bibliography 1955 births Living people South Korean film directors People from Sokcho People from Busan