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A Better World

A Better World (2017) follows the process of the ballot counting for the 19th Presidential Election in South Korea. The election took place in 2017 subsequent to a series of Candlelight protests leading to the impeachment of the predecessor. The highly charged atmosphere and restless energy amongst volunteers are palpable in the attentive documentation of the arrival and opening of ballot boxes in the public eye. As the counting begins the footage is coupled with another frame, shot with a thermal imaging camera, unveiling the unseen layer of an already transparent process.

A Better World

NR 2017
Princess Eun Hwa

'Princess Eun Hwa' is a story about an ancient Korean young princess who constantly falls in love with princes from different kingdoms of her fantasies. Whereas in reality, she is forced by her evil uncle to be a prostitute with immoral men from different countries. The relationship between her and her uncle reflects Stockholm syndrome. In addition, It is a dark fairy tale with lots of metaphor and symbolism. In the end, the story of this girl will touch the hearts of audiences because of her tragic life experiences.

Princess Eun Hwa

NR 2017
Everyday Loves

Jeong-jin gets dumped by her boyfriend and resigns from the company at which they used to work together. Meanwhile, Hyeon-seong starts working part-time in the neighborhood where he used to spend time with his late girlfriend. The two of them keep running into each other at a convenience store he works at, and he eventually begins to care about her. One day, she goes out to a park in order to practice cycling as a means to overcome her sorrow. She happens to meet Hyeon-seong there, and he decides to help her out. One was dumped by someone she loved while the other lost someone he loved. Will they be able to fall in love again?

Everyday Loves

NR 2017
Troublers

I, a lesbian filmmaker, encounter people yelling at me to disappear from this world. It is a time of hatred in South Korea. LGBTQ people are the easy targets for hatred. In searching for what makes a marginalized life livable, I embark upon a journey. I encounter a double life of Lee Muk, a 70-year-old Korean “Mr. Pants” and precarious lives of a Japanese lesbian couple, Ten and Non, after 3/11. As an ever-growing number of citizens are becoming the targets of 'witch-hunting' in Korea, true faces of the haters slowly begin to unfold.

Troublers

NR 2017
Winter Sleep

This may be the case with all works, but 'Winter Sleep' in particular feels like each and every scene was made with great care. The story of a young man who suffered unpaid wages may be a bit of a common theme, but 'Winter Sleep' is a movie with great absorbing power. The natural situations and acting allow you to become immersed and empathize throughout the movie. I feel unfair, tired, sad, and angry along with the main character, Seongju. I want Seongju to get the unpaid wages and make good movies, I want my younger brother to become a civil servant, and I want the CEO to go bankrupt. And I also want to eat chicken. A different brand of chicken than the one Seongju ordered.

Winter Sleep

NR 2017
I Am Hopeman

"Dong-dong Village," the largest slum in Cambodia located in the capital of Phnom Penh, is the location of this documentary that speaks of hope. In the slum, children are able to survive today by picking up refuse that others won't, selling vegetables and other things. There are no books, no toys, no study, and no school in their world. There are no dreams. One day, people came from a place called Korea. These people set up a "school" on this abandoned land that no longer cares for its own, and the school is totally out of place. Hope School is where the Korean Principal Lim Man Ho and the Cambodian school children will meet. This film is the 8th year of their story.

I Am Hopeman

NR 2017
Of Monks and Masters: Murder at the Lending House

An incident occurs where the owner of Chwiui Battlefield, one of the four major battlefields of Gyeongseong, is brutally murdered in a closed room where no one can enter. The peculiar thing is that he was killed without any wounds or signs of poisoning. In a murder case without evidence, all sides of the opening department face difficulties in the investigation. So-baek Lee, a fortune teller from Shaolin Temple, under the orders of Master Bang, who was the teacher of Shaolin Temple, helps the enemy to investigate a murder case. Meanwhile, Lee So-baek and Jeok-palbang, who find out that the wanted criminal Yong-gu is using the lost currency on the battlefield, point to him as the culprit... Are they sure the culprit they pointed out is the real culprit? And will the mystery of a murder case without evidence or traces be solved?

Of Monks and Masters: Murder at the Lending House

NR 2017
Eight Trigram Boxing 2

Li Yunfeng, who originally had excellent martial arts skills, enters the stone village to take revenge on the enemy who killed his parents and to protect his only surviving woman, Yuei. After endless training, Li Yunfeng has been reborn as the best Moorim expert. Then one day, Li Yunfeng hears a shocking rumor that his master, Lan Guangyi, is the one who killed his parents. Stone village people in chaos. Li Yunfeng believes there must be some hidden ruse, and sets out to find the truth beyond it. What is the truth that the absolute Moorim master will face?

Eight Trigram Boxing 2

NR 2017