tell us a little bit about minari, first of all.l. it premiered at the sundance film festival last _ all. it premiered at the sundance film festival last january, - all. it premiered at the sundance film festival last january, it - all. it premiered at the sundance film festival last january, it is . film festival lastjanuary, it is directed by the isaac chung, installs steven yeun, youn yuh—jung, and it is very much about the american dream. —— and its stars. this film focuses on korean americans and it is a really fascinating film, it is mesmerising, beautifully shot. it is set in arkansas and was shot only over a period ofjust 25 days, and if you watch the film, see how amazing the film is, this —— the cinematography is fantastic, the music is superb. and it is a very powerfulfrom about the music is superb. and it is a very powerful from about american the 1980s. d0 very powerful from about american the 1980s. , ., ~' very powerful from about american the 1980s. ~ , .. ,, the 1980s. do you think the success of parasite. — the 198

it is called minari. minari is set in the 1980s.to rural arkansas. the patriarch wants to start a farm. played by acclaimed korean—american actor steven yeun, he's searching in a way for his version of the american dream. he's looking for a lot of things. i think he's looking forjust a certain sense of control over his environment. i think he's accessing something natural to him, but maybe isn't realising how much he is causing miscommunication and damage around him, too. minari was written and directed by isaac chung, who grew up on a farm in arkansas. his family comes from south korea. this is his fourth feature film, but it's not strictly autobiographical. i just tried to stay true to little details that i remember that i personally wanted to preserve, but at the same time, it's also very fictional. all the characters are very different from my parents and my grandmother, and that's to try to make a story, try to make it a film. the parents in the film, the married couple, have a tautness in their relationship. they have differen

whawhat does the word minari me? what's the significance of that minari it's t.farm. it dies in the first year and thrives in the second. so you harvest the second growing. it actually purifies the water and the soil around it. he told me in all the years that his dad tried to do all these different types of crops, the thing that grew the best was his grandmother's minari, they didn't reel have to keep after it, just did it on its own. >> stephen: we'll take a quick break. stick around. back with nor steven yeun. i'm david collado i chose the spark cash card from capital one. cause i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy. last year i redeemed $21,000 in cash back which i used for new equipment, to expand production. what's in your wallet? step up. prep up. to help keep you free from the risk of hiv. descovy for prep. a once-daily prescription medicine... ...that helps lower the chances of getting hiv through sex. it's not for everyone. descovy for prep has not been studied in people assigned female at birth. talk to your doctor to find out if it's right

it's called minari. hey, look! minari is set in the 1980s.'s accessing something natural to him, but maybe isn't realising how much he's causing also miscommunication and damage around him, too. minari was written and directed by isaac chung, who grew up on a farm in arkansas. his family comes from south korea. this is his fourth feature film, but it's not strictly autobiographical. ijust tried to stay true to little details that i remember that i personally wanted to preserve, but at the same time, it's also very fictional. all the characters are very different from my parents and my grandmother, and that's to try to make a story, try to make it a film. the parents in the film, the married couple, have a tautness in their relationship. they have different aspirations. a particularly engaging aspect of the story is what unfolds when the young son's grandmother, newly arrived from south korea, enters the household. he doesn't like her at first, but they grow extremely close. i don't like grandma... why does your character like his grandmother

we're starting with "minari," m-i-n-a-r-i. on demand right now.this korean immigrant family that moves to the united states in the '80s. they launch into their own version of the american dream. really compelling storytelling here. writer/director lee isaac chung talked about pulling from his own life experiences for this. that cast, steven young will be on "gma" monday. they talked about how elements are relatable. check it out. you'll hear a lot more about this movie as award season kind of plays out. and another one i'm excited about, "the united states vs. billie holiday." best original song nominee for andra day. she's incredible, directed by lee daniels. andra never acted before, so she dives into the deep end, and she's getting awards attention for this. really transforming into this legendary jazz singer, diving into the trauma, the pain, the story really surrounding how she was targeted by the government and ended up reinvigorating the civil rights movement in many different ways. those are two you can check out for sure. >> a successful

and in the case of minari, the story of a korean family chasing the american gym in 1980s arkansas, mostxclusion in the best picture categories has been particularly devastating for a lot of people, like myself, a lot of people, like myself, a lot of people from asian cultures who live in america, who lived that immigrant life and no the english life and the at home speaking another language life. and so not to be able to see that film representatives, you know, it's disappointing. pym; representatives, you know, it's disappointing-— disappointing. any other big messes. you _ disappointing. any other big messes. you know, - disappointing. any other big messes. you know, this - disappointing. any other big i messes. you know, this thing with the hfpa, _ messes. you know, this thing with the hfpa, who _ messes. you know, this thing with the hfpa, who nominate messes. you know, this thing - with the hfpa, who nominate the golden globes, it is a mixed bag. i think one of the biggest misses, and i am medically devastated with this one, is the tv show i am a destroyer you, created by michaela

for best motion picture cast, the nominations are da five bloods, black bottom, one night in miami, minarif the chicago 7. in best actor, chadwick boseman is the first person in history to earn four nominations. and on the tv side, newcomers "bridgerton" and "lovecroft country" join "the crown," "ozark" and "better call saul" in the better drama categories. i think i have to watch "bridgerton" a second time. i can't come up with anything else quite as good. anyway, it also looks like the screen actors guild will have to carry on without one of its members. donald trump preemptively submitted his resignation from the artists union on thursday after the group announced it would remove him last month for his role in the attack on the capitol. in an exclaim entry letter, trump wrote "who cares!" followed by his list of accomplishments in film and television, including what he called the most successful show in television history, "the apprentice." this is pretty classic trump. he also cited his cameos in "home alone 2" and "zoolander." trump closed the letter with his formal resignation, sayin

. >> reporter: but choosing his latest role in a film called minari was re relatively easy. >> i readown away. i was in tears. [screaming] >> seeing the words of how a life similar to mine could be put on a page was very liberating. i was, like, cool, i've got to do this. >> reporter: and it left you in tears? >> oh, yeah. this thing continues to leave me in many, many tears. i've been crying throughout this whole process. >> reporter: he plays jacob, a korean immigrant who moves his family from california to an arkansas farm, in pursuit of his american dream. >> jake, he is an interesting man. he decided once he got to america, he doesn't want to be around other korean-americans, and he wants to strike out on his own, to the wildwest, to arkansas. >> reporter: the film was shot in oklahoma in 25 days, and it was based on his own family. >> to me, it is about a family, first and foremost, who moves to a whole new place, a whole new situation, and they only have each other. >> reporter: steve yeun saw his family in the movie, too. this movie is about the american dream. >> uh-huh. >> r