Benson Lee's New Project to Promote Korean Culture dubbed "Project Obangsaek"

Published on 2011/02/03 | Source

Filmmaker Benson Lee speaks during an interview with The Korea Herald in Seoul. (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)

The Korea Herald reports that filmmaker Benson Lee ("Planet B Boy") is working on the large-scale "Project Obangsaek", combining theatrical documentary, the stage and the Internet. Lee states: "I want to make content about contemporary Korean culture for a global audience".

Lee was born in Toronto and moved to the U.S. when he was nine. The independent filmmaker is presently based in Seoul to work on "Project Obangsaek".

Obangsaek refers to five colors – red, blue, yellow, white and black. Lee told the newspaper: "Each color has so much value and meaning. Color is part of culture. I felt we should have something that has deeper meaning that represents Korea".

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