Title:
White Dust From Mongolia
Creator:
Cha, Theresa Hak Kyung
Subject:
Cha Collection
Films
Description:
The 4 pages of text are 2 copies of a Statement of Plans for Cha's "historical novel, of which the title is White Dust From
Mongolia." In 1980 Theresa and her brother James traveled to Korea to shoot footage for Theresa's proposed film "White Dust
From Mongolia." The film was never completed. Bernadette Cha (Theresa's sister) notes Theresa had difficulty in Korea shooting
the film. Local authorities were suspicious of the cameras. Bernadette suggests Theresa as a result planned to publish a narrative
book of "White Dust From Mongolia" then complete the film. See museum # 1992.4.22/81-90/92-96 /104-105/281
The Statement of Plans describes Theresa's ideas for the narrative book. The storyline is identical to that of the film. See
museum# 1992.4.82/83. Theresa wished to incorporate in the book "the research I have been doing on amnesia, its relationship
to speech function, and verbal amnesia, as part of the larger research I have been doing on Memory and Memory Processes."
She also wished "to bring forth in this book, all the elements that are historical to lessen the physical geographical distance
as well as the psychological distance of the Asian people from other ethnic cultures." "As the elements I have outlined are
encompassed in the larger context of Memory which I would develop in this book as a collective source...where space and time
superimpose within it."
Publisher:
Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive
Date:
1980
Type:
image
Format:
Documentation
Typewritten text on paper. 4 pages.
w8.5 x h11 inches
Identifier:
1992.4.91
Cha, Theresa Hak Kyung - White Dust From Mongolia