Watch and share MANDEVILLA

Help stop domestic violence. Reach out to those who are entangled in an abusive relationship. Raise awareness and encourage them to get help.
Synopsis: John Kim lives next door to a family plagued by domestic violence in an apartment complex in Koreatown. John longs to protect Min Young, the wife, and Sam, her 9 year old son, from the abuse, but can only stand by and watch as the family continues to deteriorate. When things get of control between Min Young and her husband, John is forced to intervene, revealing a deep and dark truth.
Starring: Jun Kim, Arden Cho, Lance Lim; Director: Andrew Oh;
Producers: Sun W. Kim, Trip Hope, Johnny B. Lee
Here's how you can help:
1. Watch and share MANDEVILLA.
2. Host a screening and discussion with your church, school organization, and/or community groups.
3. Contact KFAM for help at www.kfamla.org.
If you or someone you know is affected by domestic violence, call or email us for a confidential, no-obligation appointment with a licensed counselor.
About KFAM and the Project: KFAM is a non-profit organization that provides counseling, education, and support to Korean immigrant families in the Greater Los Angeles area, including those impacted by domestic violence. MANDEVILLA is part of KFAM's Engaging Korean Men to End Domestic Violence Project, a campaign directed at mobilizing men to break the cycle of domestic violence.

[@ardenBcho]

Thanks for this amazing opportunity to be a part of a film that can bring hope & change! Hope it blesses & challenges those who watch!

[@---xp1iq]

Amazing.

[@takeru91]

I came here from because of Arden... and witnessed something amazing.

[@gspike15]

Very well done and moving.

[@elephantishable]

Really powerful.

[@RogueCityProductions]

Good work, Arden, cast, and crew!

[@DahilaDreams]

amazing

[@SCWarkos]

Wonderful!

[@Therazorschannel]

I like it, great job Arden!

[@kanashihana]

This was such a deep short movie, what an amazing performance, I'm really impressed. And Arden, i'm really impressed by your perfomance, it was amazing!

[@Naemy95]

It's really, really good.

[@superkevintran]

Both of you guys just acted sooo good ! Congrats !

[@therealhenrywu]

beautifully executed. mood & lighting brings out the seriousness in this piece.

[@JonaVicis]

Arden is a great and gorgeous actor.

[@SelfPhobic]

This is extremely impressive

[@audreywalter6098]

It's his imagination. Then he realizes what he is doing. Powerful piece.

[@HanaeBenQ]

speechless..

[@HiddenGs]

thumbs up for all the actors and everyone. great vid. :)

[@HleeWai]

This hit home for me.

[@wmschew]

I cringed everytime the fights started, but I enjoyed it. It's a very meaningful project and it's well done. Congrats to all involved!

[@MrBobobo94]

O.M.G.!! I WISH THIS WAS LONGER!! JOB WELL DONE KAFSC!!

[@iScribblee]

Tears started to pour down my eyes when the kid said that his parents would be happier if he wasn't there because that's exactly how I feel.

[@RobertT0312]

That was so sad

[@ThanySin]

Norrhernstarlite, ty for explaining. Was not exactly clear about the ending.

[@giraffeinblue11]

the illustration is the best! I'm sure everyone has the good side and bad side. I hope this film can help to make a change

[@aspiringrunner4796]

WOW...touching script and great acting!

[@everlastingbeat]

This clip is made very well reflecting domestic violence in korean households. I hope this movement not only expands in America but Korea as well.

[@HellLord93]

the song in the end of the movie is nice

[@StrictlySealed]

lol at him pouring a shot of beer

[@ardenBcho]

[@sunkim31]

Hi Diana, The nieghbor and the father is the same person. We wanted to show that there are split side to people who commit violence against their family; and the frustration of watching yourself do these things that he can't control. Thanks for watching

[@GotRiceTV]

This film is amazing. I love you Arden.

[@ShikharTyagi]

This looks exactly like a movie that would be in a theater. Touching.

[@uncertainly]

that was very well written:) great skills:)

[@uchihaackerman537]

i came here because of my Bae Lance Lim.He's so young here.😍😍😍😍😍

[@gabriellehenderson817]

wow great short. Very well done

[@rooowtwx]

But if you look to the description of the flower - the Mandevilla - it may be also seen as a symbol of the abusive father/husband. Through guidance and counselling, he may change for the better. He may be the gentle and loving man who was portrayed as the neighbour... (I LOVE THIS SHORT FILM!)

[@user-kc9im3qx2o]

Arden Cho she's beautiful 😍

[@EvelynChangChang]

Very very nice film, well written script!!! Actors are awesome and the cinematography is beautiful :))

[@Soulxify]

and any other family

[@Horditruck]

that was awesome! very powerful!

[@ohdeeitsalex]

YOU DID A GREAT JOB IN THIS!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ARDEN!!! I HONESTLY IDOLIZE YOU AND OTHER KZbinRS, HOPEFULLY I CAN WORK WITH YOU GUYS ONE DAY!

[@JakeSnake7878]

Excellent short film. My thoughts about this are that I think that the little boy is actually the man as a child,the ice cream scene & after that holding hands together are clearly pointing to this direction. Just listen to the words what the two characters are saying to each others while eating their ice creams. Great work all around and Arden's beautiful,soulful presence is bringing lot more views to this,thanks!

[@aznyang16]

make a movie series from this film

[@phix01]

Wow! I can here because of @ardenbcho too. This was Fantastic. Thank you Arden.

[@ppti50felishabethrix97]

who came for Lance here?? LANCE IS MY BOY

[@IanHollis]

I'm speechless ~

[@Sakurax]

I think that is a really good interpretation. :) My take was a little different. I thought that the film is meant to hit a nerve with men and people who abuse their loved ones --maybe get to them ask themselves, 'If you were an outsider, how would you feel about someone treating their family this way? Take a look at yourself and see what you're doing to the ones you love.' To me, the Mandevilla plant is meant to be a symbol of caring for the ones you love. A really thought provoking film.

[@Pangitka93]

oily shizzzz! that was a crazy twist! Bravo

[@JakeSnake7878]

The song at the end is called "A Place Like This" by Arden Cho....also remember to check out Arden's new album comin' out in 22.1.2013. that's gonna be Tuesday 22.1. the album is gonna be available on iTunes :)

[@tn64]

Thank you for giving me the chance to see this video. Enjoyed it a lot very touching and sad

[@D3vyltears]

A really good short film and somehow I fall in love with Arden's voice when speaking Korean

[@HeroineJune]

Aw, this was sad D;

[@Naemy95]

It's different for everybody. Growing up with an abusive parent doesn't decide how you're going to end up like. It certainly has influence, but in the end, the ultimate decision is up to them.

[@crimsoneye575]

Never in my life have I watched anything that brought this many tears to my eyes. This was amazing.

[@northernstarlite]

My take:The neighbour was the father's sub conscious. At the beginning, the neighbour witnessed the couple's quarrels, which mirrored what he had to listen to when he was a child growing in a family suffering domestic violence. The neighbour decided that he wants to be a caring lover/husband to his wife (flower shop scene) and doting father (ice cream scene). But it didn't play out that way. He realised he had in fact turned into the monster he didn't want to be. By then it was too late for him.

[@amossunghopark]

서철원 목사님, 수고 많으셨네요~ 와우~

[@ChannelPKtown]

This was a powerful short film and very well made. Andrew Oh is a rising star and future superstar director. The acting was great. Everyone share this!

[@xrrgr]

nice

[@Naomasa2]

Arden sure can act and omg the Fight Club-esque twist

[@Joyzyii]

WOAH ...

[@nhan1as]

wow... really powerfull video... keep it up

[@jennahn5606]

This was really amazing! Made me cry, it was beautiful. Not beautiful in the way that this is happening in so many homes but its really eye opening and written really well!

[@sarrski]

The end... Wow... That was shocking...

[@WhiteCharisma]

Really amazing work!!! That was really really amazing!!!

[@NguChristy]

that was very beautiful! I'm soo touched :D

[@pangcakesTV]

This is so well done. Beautiful.

[@jackulboi09]

I was on anti-depressants after watching this! I was profoundly touched, excellent film! Arden is such a phenomenal actress as always!

[@junebabyLV]

Koreatown LA always makes me sad.

[@peterpao-huang8583]

Wonderful movie

[@S.8338pw]

Agreed, it happens with victims as well. They disassociate so the pain isn't so close. It's sad for both (but more so for her) because he said he truly loves his son and realizes how badly he hurt his family...he can't take it back, can't really apologize and nothing can go back to normal. So the "good guy" turns out to be the "bad guy" but realizes how bad being the bad guy is :/

[@omgxyou]

Arden, small world, the person who wrote this story (Sun Kim) was my highschool bible and history teacher, i know him really well too i wish one day i can come see him when he's making these films and maybe one day meet you too! this film was really deep, and this semester i took an Asian American Women studies and honestly this is exactly what learned about Domestic Violence, ur an amazing actress, good work!

[@jadujen]

So. Brilliant. This squeezed my heart. My head to the floor for Sun W. Kim~ & the actors. This is such a powerful message.

[@sunkim31]

If you watch the movie again, he never enters or comes out from 210. Also, the apartment is the same, minus some decoration. Thanks for watching David.

[@idruyou]

That was amazing. I teared up at the end :(. I wish there was something I could do.

[@JakeSnake7878]

The song at the end credits is called "A Place Like This" by Arden Cho. Remember to check out also Arden's debut EP comin' up early next year,maybe February :)

[@ForeverEileen21]

For some people who don't understand the ending, it's the same guy. He's the dad/husband of her and realizes at the end that he's been abusing his family and needs help. He drinks and smokes so much cause of stress and blames it mostly on his wife. He later accepts to go to jail so he"ll probably get rehab for anger issues and will let his family happy knowing he won't hurt them no more. Notice also why she doesn't talk to him much when he talks to her because she hates him from beating her. The guilty conscience was what he was going through.

[@AlejandroDiaz-xw2yi]

I wouldn't say she hates him. I don't think the son does either. Most domestic violence victims do love their spouse, but they fear them.

[@S.8338pw]

Just some things that came back to me after the twist..if anyone else noticed other things maybe?

[@asktljcurljigxj]

Kim Joon Sung

[@Kealasadiva42]

Wow..idk wat to say

[@oSweetxSamo]

whats the song at the end called? Arden you are amazing!!

[@evelyn1151]

Wow.. What a great film..

[@GraceSu]

Great job, Andrew, Arden, Jun, and everyone involved! Powerful piece.

[@legoproductions12341]

That is Korea town in LA !!!! i know every scene there!!!

[@Jets262]

Very absorbing, still trying to make sense of the ending though haha

[@jessbess0]

arden that was an amazing performance, I'm so impressed!

[@shock2k11]

WOAH, did not see that comingO.o

[@S.8338pw]

So true!! But 1.They portrayed him as the main character. I assumed he was the good-guy and the other bad straight away. We didn't see the abuser's face (I thought it was to de-personalize him) 2. When he stretched his hand to pat the kid on the head, there was hesitation 3. He was smoking and drinking (which isn't a crime) but he looked really lonely- depressed about himself and his situation, odd for "good guy" 4. He seemed used to hearing the abuse and didn't react, thus appearing guilty.

[@kenho92]

How can you possibly get angry at a wife that pretty? Like seriously. Lol. If Arden was my wife, I'd buy her flowers every single day.

[@milkteaful]

Ardeeeeeen ! ! ! *-*

[@junjin6853]

ahhhh such a good actress :D

[@Sosadtodayyy]

did not see that coming. Holy shit.

[@remahussain8663]

From my opinion I think it's trying to show that if abusers could are what they where doing from another persons eyes maybe they would stop themselves. I really enjoyed this short story. Very very well directed and written. Maybe now those who hit their partners will stop and think before lashing out. Men AND woman abuse. It's about time it stopped.

[@xSunaayeee]

this was a very great film

[@selinavang7279]

TIS MADE ME CRY!!! AND IT IS SUCH A GOOD FILM!

[@KylaGrace]

Wow. beautifully and artistically made. This is very impactful.

[@payalshinde464]

What a film !!!!awesome work!!

[@EllenaAnca]

what is the name of the music?in the end

[@flikzfaelyne1264]

I never imagine to watch something like this, it gives so many important message to all of us, and I think it also happen in around the world,

[@Hunderworld]

0 dislikes , that is how it should be!