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Two Korean guys fighting with one guy holding a steel plate upward and the other guy using a broom to hit the plate

Check Please

  Shane Chung, Age 22

  Evanston, Illinois, United States     10 minutes

Synopsis

In this action comedy, a Korean and a Korean-American fight over their pride, honor, and who gets to pick up the tab. With stellar fight choreography and sound effects, Check Please is an impressive and playful homage to martial arts films.

This film screens as part of the Best of CineYouth 2025 shorts program.

  

 Korean, English with subtitles

Film Credits

  •   Anna Castagnaro, Nick Leahy
  •   Shane Chung
  •   Madie Giaconia
  •   Tristan Baumeister
  •   Richard Yan, Sukwon Jeong
  •   Nathan Pruyne
  •   Lydia Hearst, Hyunyoung Lee

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