"Columbus" and Discovery in the Modern World

Who is Kogonada? He is a renowned video essayist who just released his acclaimed feature debut, Columbus, starring John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Parker Posey and Rory Culkin. But for me, Kogonada is more than that; he's a person who has greatly influenced my thinking about and passion for cinema.

Kogonada was my professor, advisor and friend when I was a college student in the early 2000s. I took new media and film classes from him. I asked him to write recommendation letters when I applied t...