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Specifically, she drew on a conversation between her friend
vising from South Korea and her husband at a bar in New York,
Song told a press conference in the capital, Seoul.
"As a bilingual, I was translating between the two who couldn't
communicate and it made me realise I was translating some parts
of my identity and history," she added.
"That made me want to make this film."
The film, which centres on two old friends, Nora and Hae Sung,
who reunite in New York decades after having parted ways as
children in South Korea, has drawn critical acclaim since its
premiere at the Sundance Film Festival last year.
It won a Best Picture nomination for this year's Academy Awards,
competing against the likes of "Oppenheimer" and "Anatomy Of A
Fall" as well as for Best Original Screenplay.
The film also won the award for best feature at the 2024 Film
Independent Spirit Awards.
Song was born and brought up in South Korea before moving to
Canada at the age of 12, similar to the main character Nora.
It was a personal choice to make her first feature film
autobiographical, she added.
"As one human being, I think it should be something that you
deeply believe only you can do or you must do in order to make
or write something worthwhile to watch," Song said.
(Reporting by Hyunsu Yim; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
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