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A documentary about two fathers who are divorced for different reasons. They are unable to exercise their legally guaranteed right to meet and confer. The film criticizes Korean society's perception of non-custodial fathers and the limitations of the right to interview, and highlights the pain and confusion of children in this conflict.
Koreans have long sought their identity through food. Despite rapid economic growth and modernization, there has been a persistent yearning for what is considered truly "Korean." This film reflects on the desires and aspirations of the Korean people, as mirrored in their tastes, from the era of chronic post-war hunger to the global rise of K-food.
The three women are curious about the situation in room 404.
In the midst of old days and nights, strangers gather and disperse.
Kim Dong takes care of a cat, meeting a boy - Yeon Woo - who's very different from himself.
There is a story circulating among Zen Buddhist monks about two types of monks. First ones are settled and spend all their life in a monastery, they are identified with the blue mountains, while others are like white clouds – constantly traveling from one place to another. In the film, the filmmaker and Won Bo Sunim, a Lithuanian woman who decided to go to South Korea more than 20 years ago and become a Zen monk, embark on a journey in the mountains of South Korea.
There is a south-facing house in Gyeonggi Province. In this house, there are four people: my mom, dad, grandfather, and me. They spend their days in their own space. Sounds traverse the house, both from inside and out.
They visit Jeju Island in anticipation of a pleasant fantasy and get healing, but all the places have sad stories. In order to meet the true beauty of Jeju Island, where souls who have disappeared without knowing the reason remain, we must also know and remember the endless sadness.
Minjae, an archer nearing retirement, bets all the money she earned from match-fixing on her own loss. For her, this is the final match after an eight-year downward spiral following her last victory.
This film traces the history of human-chicken interactions and focuses on the present state of chickens and other marginalised beings. It is a story of ultimate failure for those who fight against the system of ecological annihilation, but also about overcoming pessimism, standing in solidarity, and doing what we can.
In a posh city back alley, a homeless man who was rummaging through trash cans worrying about a place to sleep accidentally picks up a key and enters the M Hotel. While enjoying the good fortune that came his way, he experiences unexpected events at the M Hotel.
Korean Variety Hour, produced by KBS in 1976, captures how Koreans of that era wished to present themselves to a foreign audience. Nearly 50 years later, KBS produced the documentary series Modern Korea, which, with the advantage of a half-century of hindsight, presents images of Korea's past without any additional commentary. By juxtaposing these two programs, the film invites viewers to reflect on how much, or how little, Koreans' perspectives and self-representation have changed over time.
Assistant Manager Kim, who works as a social worker, follows Manager Park to understand the living conditions of the elderly in the neighborhood. During the process, she hears about Manager Park's heartbreaking story, from an abandoned house...
Ten years after a heartbreaking separation, Ryunhwa reconnects with her ex-lover Sua and asks if she'd be willing to be her surrogate.
An installation work by Minha Park, shot in 16mm.
Jaehyeon, who works at a bike shop, learns that the owner of a motorcycle that was left unclaimed for several months has died in an accident.
Young-soo has a strange encounter on the way back from the sanatorium where he left his mother.
Sungil and Sunhye blow out candles and make wishes on their fifth anniversary.
Taesan and Dongju are a long-time couple. As they prepare to move, they find an old sofa on the street and bring it home.
One winter, a note circulates spreading rumors, stirring up the Korean Military Academy. Jiwoo, who despite his confident attitude hasn’t secured a recommendation letter, and Hoon, a graduate dreaming of assisted suicide in Switzerland, encounter someone else at the Academy during the quiet night.
Jjang-ddung, an intrepid little girl, lives to the fullest, playing whenever she can with her friend Bong-sik and neglecting her disabled sister. When her dog gives birth to a litter of puppies, she promises to take better care of her little sister if she can adopt one.
A conflict between a cat that craves shiny objects and its owner, who tries to calm the cat down. It appears as if they are fighting each other seriously, but it's actually a peculiar form of dance. The dancers' unrealistic and acrobatic expressions depict the movements of cats—a grotesque and stupid human appearance interspersed from a cat's perspective.
Amid a pandemic, the chance meeting of byebyesea and crew sparks a vow to tour the U.S. coast to coast after the pandemic. The spontaneous journey, concerts in every city, from California to New York―will they safely navigate it all? Experience the adventure infused with byebyesea's music, challenges, and friendship.
Ea-zy, who has just turned 30, suffers from an obsession with having sex. Unable to join her friends' conversations that inevitably turn to sex talk, she confidently opens up to them about her masturbation experiences, but it only makes it more obvious that she is still a virgin. She attempts a one-night stand with an interested coworker, but he too fails to give Ji an orgasm. Just as she's enjoying the satisfaction of sex without penetration, strangers start following her, screaming for her to have sex... Will Ea-zy be able to escape them and find her own comfort zone?!
Coincidence of being ostracized by colleagues at work without knowing why. The resulting stress is so intense that it is difficult to live and breathe. Sun-hee, a blind person, appears in front of her when she was about to jump to herself because she thought it would be better to end her life. After meeting Sun-hee, the coincidence goes somewhere..
Late at night, a flight attendant takes a taxi to the airport, feeling uneasy about the unfamiliar route the driver is taking. Neither the usual path nor the GPS and driver's phone seem to be functioning. Amidst the tension between the suspicious attendant and the driver, something unidentified collides with the taxi. In the dark highway, at night, inside the taxi, with an unknown presence...
There is a strange, handsome, but pathetic man in her house.
During a day of games for his elementary school’s students, Minsu wins a giant, sugary snack. It’s more than big enough to share, but sharing has never been something selfish Minsu does. Perhaps a hallucinatory journey towards personal improvement might help. A simple yet important life lesson, wrapped in strange and delightful exercise in daring design idea.
Inside the train from Wengen to Lauterbrunnen, the snow-covered landscape and the darkness of the tunnel, three windows offer serene yet ever-changing impressions.
“It really doesn’t hurt at all.” Jeong-bin, a professional stunt double specializing in slaps, has left his shameful past as a drifter behind to pursue a proper life in the film industry. He takes on the role of getting slapped on various film sets. However, one day, something unexpected happens. Chang-hyun, a friend from his school days who had left a strange impression on him, shows up as his co-star for the day.
The director, who works as a contract worker at a major corporation, wants to become a permanent employee. One day she discovers an apple tree in front of the company building. She observes its growth day by day, and after four months of watching, she decides to secretly pick an apple, ripe and crimson, and take a bite. Why did she do it?
My father, who has been by my side all my life, is about to die. Dambi is afraid of being alone and wants to marry her boyfriend, Jae-an. However, Jae-an, an aspiring actor, only shows Dambi the ugly side of himself. She travels to Yeongjongdo Island in search of her ex-boyfriend, Sung-pyo. But not all men are willing to go along with her wishes. Will she ever get married?
Gwangju is known as a key city of democracy in Korea. Kim Hwan-gyung, a young media artist, begins to live in a typical slum, Gwangcheon-dong. The residents share stories about the lives of the early urban poor, the first Gwangju democracy movement, and concerns about rapid redevelopment. Gwangcheon-dong is scheduled to be demolished and disappear entirely by 2024.
On the lawless eastern border between Bangladesh and India, lives a group of proud bandits, obsessed with Heath Ledger’s Joker. Re-enacting their past and celebrating their outsider status, they philosophise on their role in society, and the balance between order and chaos. In BAN♡ITS, not just the borders between states are unclear, but the borders between fiction and documentary blur, and ultimately, as do the borders between resistance, art and crime.
How did the swallows find their way to the most unsettling and dangerous inner stream in the center of the Korean peninsula? The question grew as an assignment to solve. The power of documentation and solidarity remains even when the answer is not in sight. Swallows flies over Naeseongcheon for a day that will come.
A director explores the traces of three paths to resurrect the studio apartment, once the sole home of her father's existence.
“Kim has explored the conditions of contemporary life encompassed by digital media and representational devices, creating original video work that combine powerful images and unfamiliar narratives based on autobiographical experiences . . . His new work, Studies (2024), is a fiction film with cinematic experimentation borrowing from the horror film genre. Heecheon Kim has invented a fantasy of horror that opens up a new dimension of creation in which the fragility of borders allows a possibility of narratives.”
There is a student who cannot accept her grades. She cancels plans with friends and waits for the professor.
Director Kim Moo-young focuses on anti-communist films produced during the era when anti-communist laws were enforced and films that were re-edited and released due to censorship, and ponders the power and status of images.
In a cabin at a campsite deep in the forest, three girl scout children sit together and talk about scary stories, and encounter a small strange monster that comes into the cabin.
On the day of move-in cleaning, Jeonghye's husband disappears and the mood of the cleaners becomes increasingly strange.
On the last day of a boring school trip, Jaeyoung and Yoonji decide to break away from the group.
"Do not leave the house. Take medicine and go to bed when the sun goes down. Do not touch locked doors." Jae-jun, who had always followed his father's rules throughout his life, begins to break them one by one as he enters puberty.
Hyeon-yeong, mother to ten-year-old Jiho, finds herself in a perplexing situation when Seongmin, her son’s friend, vanishes without a trace. Since his disappearance, Seongmin’s mother, Suwon, has begun showing up at their home unannounced.
The very first woman had no navel because she was born from the soil.
Would there be grades even for blood? A father and son, homeless, wander from motel to motel, selling collected blood to vampires. They always receive a C grade. Hae-don, after asking for the secret from a man who received an A grade, becomes troubled.