Halmoni’s Pot (Grandma's Pot)

The award-winning 2023 short film, written and directed by A. L. Lee, that grew into the feature Hot Pot — same world, same mischief, same unstoppable Korean grandma.

Mee-Yung, a dutiful Korean halmoni, grudgingly agrees to pick up pot for her grandson after he breaks his leg. Pay full price? Never. Channeling her hero — Sun Tzu of The Art of War — she wages a strategic campaign for the discount she wants against Jack and Sam, two young dealers who thought they had the upper hand. As she sizes up their surprisingly slick operation, her disdain slowly turns to grudging admiration — and the punks learn never to underestimate a Korean halmoni.