Private Project

Good Taste


Jenny, a sexually curious, wide-eyed Asian woman, arrives at the chic home of Isabella and Theo after a successful happy hour date. Despite the couple making multiple racial microaggressions against her, Jenny stays as to not miss out on an erotic experience she desperately wants to have. The three of them have a hot hookup, and Theo and Isabella insist Jenny stay for dinner. Jenny's feeling more at ease, and the night seems to be going better than the initial missteps until she realizes she's in for something much scarier.

  • Seonjae Kim
    Director
  • Seonjae Kim
    Writer
  • Joyce Yueyi Xing
    Producer
    In The Dusk (2020)
  • Seonjae Kim
    Producer
  • Kahyun Kim
    Key Cast
    "Jenny"
    American Gods
  • Jacqueline Frances
    Key Cast
    "Isabella"
    Hustlers
  • Ben Chase
    Key Cast
    "Theo"
    Law & Order: Organized Crime
  • Alejandro Salinas-Albrecht
    Director of Photography
  • Cat Raynor
    Production Designer
    Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Shae Xu
    1st Assistant Director
    Down Dog, Duet
  • Christina Yoon
    Editor
    Mirror, Midnight Girl
  • Glitter Priest
    Composer
  • Luigi Porto
    Sound Design
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 55 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 17, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    25,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Seonjae Kim

Seonjae Kim is a writer, director, and translator based in Seoul and New York City. Inspired by her culturally liminal upbringing between Korea and the United States, Seonjae creates film, television, and theater for a global context. Most recently, she completed her first short film, Good Taste. She is the creator of Riot Antigone, an original Riot Grrrl musical that had a sold-out run at Tony Award-winning theater La Mama Experimental Theatre Club. Riot Antigone is published in a Routledge anthology, Reclaiming Greek Drama for Diverse Audiences, and an independent record is forthcoming in 2022. She is most passionate about work that celebrates the kaleidoscopic spectrum of human sexuality, intimacy, and desire. Graduate of Northwestern University. & Associate Director of Broadway-bound musical KPOP. seonjaekim.com

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Director Statement

GOOD TASTE is about the fetishization of Asian women, and how desire and dehumanization can be intertwined. With the sociopolitical commentary of GET OUT and the campy colorfulness of SUSPIRIA (1977), GOOD TASTE asks, how can small "red flags" turn lethal? What are you willing to ignore in order to buy into a fantasy? What are the consequences of staying when you know something is off... and how do you escape?