White Dust from Mongolia

Overview

White Dust from Mongolia is a project by Theresa Hak Kyung Cha including a film and artist book. Neither were completed. Theresa and James Cha visited Korea in 1980 for 3 months, May-July. While in Korea they filmed White Dust from Mongolia. James shot the footage. The footage includes shots of Seoul, rooftops, a women's university, train station near the university, forest, market, the Secret Palace, airplane ride in amusement park, and hotel fire. The film scenario for White Dust from Mongolia suggests Theresa intended to edit the footage shot in Korea and add additional images and text.