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In Suncheon Bay, Felix, a bowed fiddler crab who lives alone and is tired of competition, survives an attack by a spoonbill with Madeline. The two become a couple and give birth to a son, Sonny.

When their father loses a finger in a factory accident, siblings Li-hee and Li-ahn set off on a quest to find it. But beneath the factory lies a terrifying secret the young pair could never have imagined. Will the siblings make it back safely from their journey to retrieve their father's missing finger?

Who really benefits from technological progress? In Silent Engine, Korean interdisciplinary artist Kahee Jeong uses image and sound to examine the growing digital divide and the exclusivity of our technological future, revealing its impact on society.

What if it was enough to write our problems on a slice of bread to make them disappear forever ?

Fallout Operation: Sunburst depicts intense combat in the Mojave. SODAZ's fan animation shows a desperate battle for Helios One, featuring power armor and strategic maneuvers. Expect heavy weaponry, tactical decisions, and a gritty depiction of war.

Small nightly monochrome silent landscapes to observe and enter another time to feel how everyday transforms through the gaze.

Joey, extroverted with a capital “P,” is a friend who always opens up new worlds and is anything but ordinary. Having long claimed to see things others cannot, he finally declares that he will leave behind the path of a civil servant to become a shaman.

An ant has spent its whole life inside the nest, but now it decides to venture out in search of paradise. Yet the world beyond is like a harsh winter storm—can it endure to the end and find the world it has always dreamed of?

On the first day of their mother's funeral, while Namsu and her older sister Suyeon are asleep, their mother's spirit appears in front of the funeral hall. When Namsu wakes up, she encounters her mother, who asks her to retrieve a delivery package before the burial ceremony. Over the matter of their mother's package, the sisters' mourning begins to drift apart, gradually separating them in their grief.

Ji-sook, a middle-aged woman living with her elderly mother, fears she will one day develop the hereditary illness passed down through the maternal line. One day, after seeing a TV program claiming curry helps with the condition, she prepares it for dinner.

Kiam, a fourth-generation Korean descendant, dreamed of going to the moon after hearing his grandmother's story of the moon rabbit. As an adult, he passed the first round of astronaut selection by the Korea Aerospace Administration. His family is worried about his trip to Korea but Kiam prepares to say goodbye.

Shangri-La (2023) journeys through Mongolia from an intercultural perspective, reflecting on tradition, modernity, and the tension between indigenous and Western belief systems. As filmmakers from industrialized nations — Germany and South Korea — we critically examine our own positions as outsiders, questioning the ways in which histories, environments, and ways of knowing are perceived and represented.

Young-sook tests Mansu by asking, 'What if a prettier woman than me asks you out?' Mansu responds that he won't miss a good opportunity, but adds that despite that, you and I are each other's best match. However, Young-sook is not pleased with his answer. Mansu attempts to persuade her with a story, and the two return to their present after passing through an imaginary distant past.

It’s been a long time since Kang-hee last slept with her husband. One day, her mother-in-law tells her she had a conception dream. Though Kang-hee is certain she’s not pregnant, an unshakable sense of anxiety begins to creep in.

THORNAPPLE 'Fire Watching' 10th Anniversary Documentary

Eunjo, Moonnie, and Geun-young are old friends. To live a more disciplined life, Moonnie hires a hitman to kill her if she fails to follow her schedule. The next day, Moonnie goes missing. Amateur detective Geun-young begins investigating to find her friend, and her suspicions turn towards Eunjo.

There are nine dogs left in a redevelopment area somewhere in Namyangju, abandoned in the heatwave. The dogs under the sun wait for something, endlessly. (@byeollae_stardangdang)

Han leaves Jang, and Jang waits for Han.

It was raining, so I stole an umbrella. Where does the umbrella go?

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the walls had ears. Like prisoners in solitary confinement communicating through Morse code, we have become more aware and sensible of our neighbors' presence through sound during quarantine. Fortunately, not all neighborly sounds come across as noise; sometimes the simple beauty of a passing melody can resonate deeply, even in the midst of deep isolation and despair.

We stand at the edge of the world each day. After the world ends, a new day and world begin. The days lost their connections long ago—there is no tomorrow or yesterday, only fragmented todays. What lies at the end of the path through these fragments?

Director opens a Korean dictionary and chooses two words at random to make a movie. The words she chose are ‘melancholy’ and ‘regret’. And she chooses her grandmother as main character. Following her daily life, the movie takes an unexpected turn, and the director remembers why she picked up a camera in the first place.

A seaside village abandoned by its youth. College couple Kyungsoo and Yeonsu need money to escape this stifling place. Once thriving, the local hotel now stands as a derelict relic. The two receive a suspicious offer to secretly dig up a cultural artifact obstructing the hotel’s renovation and dispose of it in the sea. As Kyungsoo and Yeonsu struggle to unearth the artifact, they hear an unidentifiable, eerie “Woooah” sound—and their plan begins to unravel. Meanwhile, cracks start to appear in their reality…

Jung Hyun-woo, a North Korean defector who dreams of becoming a rocker like Ha Hyunwoo of Guckkasten, parts ways with his mother, who has given up on settling in the South. Determined to start anew while hiding his hometown, he soon finds himself facing an unexpected events.

In the distant future, only a single forest remains on Earth. This is the story of a man from the past who dedicated his life to saving it.

Yun Suknam, born in 1939, supported her widowed mother and siblings from a young age. By the time she turned 40, she felt suffocated by societal roles and chose to pursue painting, spending all her money on supplies and refusing to quit. As a first-generation feminist artist, she continues to paint in her eighties, proving that art is about perseverance, resilience, and an unbreakable will.

In a mixture between documentary and fiction, the film examines the diverse dimensions of collecting, exploring collections contained in private households and those in museums. In doing so, it highlights the intertwined relationship between people and things.

A taxi driver named Seung-beom discovers that one of his passengers is a murderer. Aspiring to become a national hero as "the taxi driver who caught a killer," he soon finds that the road to fame is far from smooth.

A man who had left home and was living by selling drugs was suddenly confronted by his own sister, causing a clash with his brother.

This documentary follows the philosophy of Dosan Ahn Changho, a man who transformed his era through action rather than words. Young filmmakers from Korea embark on a journey across the United States, tracing the Dosan Musical and Dosan Symphony Orchestra tours that celebrate his enduring legacy. Through music, interviews, and the landscapes Dosan once walked, they rediscover his ideals of integrity, diligence, and community in the language of today. Retracing the footsteps of a youth from a century ago, the film asks a timeless question to our generation — How should we live, here and now?

Heung-ju, burdened by the absence of his son, sets out once again on dawn hike. Alone on a silent mountain trail, he senses an unfamiliar presence drawing near and steps off the path into the deeper woods. As the climb continues, the boundary between reality and illusion begins to blur, and he finds himself face to face with the void his son has left behind.

During the Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye administrations, despite the question "Are there still people doing student movements?", there were youths guarding Gwanghwamun Square. Time passes and the director, now in her thirties, seeks out colleagues from that time when those moments began to feel meaningless. What remains for them, and how much has the world they hoped for changed? The film follows moments where past passion and present life intersect, reflecting on memories of activism and what came after.​

Park Do-soon, the founder of Suneung(South Korea's College Scholastic Ability Test), had failed in his own university entrance exam. His creation—Suneung—would face similar trials. Although designed to put an end to test-oriented education, his new admissions system would be reshaped by external pressures and societal backlash against his intention. Amid the growing controversy, Suneung and the broader admissions reform faced the threat of being scrapped altogether. Ultimately, compromises were made, such as including science and social studies in the test.

In March 2022, a massive wildfire broke out through Uljin in North Gyeongsang Province and Samcheok in Gangwon Province. The fire threatened not only the lives of the residents, but also the countless animals who shared the area. In the aftermath of the disaster, some animals, especially the cats-known for their territorial nature-were left behind. LUCKILY, I SURVIVED tells the story of the volunteers came from across the country to help with the recovery, and the cats rescued from the site. Among them are 'Snim (monk)' who refuses to leave the burned temple, 'Sandle' who suffers severe burns all over its body, and 'Sagye' once cared for by elderly villagers now ailing after the fire. Through their stories, the film sheds light on the devastating impact of a man-made wildfire and the compassionate efforts of people to save vulnerable lives offering a glimpse of hope for coexistence of human and the rest of nature.

Yujeong and Hyeri run a community together. After Hyeri decides to move to Seoul, Yujeong begins to lose confidence in keeping the community going. As they approach their final days, they decide to look back on how it all began and how it's coming to an end.

Jaesung's life revolves around home, school, and cram school, with inline skating as his only escape. One day, his skates disappear, and he embarks on a determined search to retrieve them.

Shortly after enlisting, Minhyeong is granted a brief furlough and embarks on a search for his missing lover, Sojeong. In her room, he uncovers a small, forgotten plant pot, an unexpected trace of their shared past.

Audiovisual performance artist and filmmaker Kwon HeeSue creates an expanded cinema work that explores the maximum possibilities of film projection from minimal conditions. By turning the projector light toward the lens and altering the shutter speed, she plays with light, shapes and colours, bringing to life visual spaces imperceptible to the eye. A real-time fascinating sensory experience which emerges in the illusory distance between the image and the screen.

A short film by Cho Hye Jeong

The loneliness of the vampire stems from selfishness; although the vampire attracts others, it ultimately destroys them and ends up alone.

In a small town, Moon-young learns that a giant sacred tree, filled with memories of her longtime friend Yeonju, whom she lost on her birthday a year ago, is about to be cut down.

Jenny is having a special meet up with the guests on her 10th birthday. She must be her perfect self for the day. Will she be able to pull it off today?

For eight years, Yoon-jo has devoted herself to music and to her lover, yet neither has gone the way she hoped. Today, she decides to give up on both.

The performer’s body explores its surroundings in the manner of a vine’s hooked tips—making contact, sometimes failing, and moving according to rhythms of delay and attunement.

In order to prevent the closure of their alma mater, Ayoung and Donghyun plan a protest. However, on the day of the protest, Ayoung becomes invisible.

In the early 2000's when romance - a word now faded- was just a part of everyday life... a strange couple sit in a cafe, talking to each other, with love that has already faded away. What are their true thoughts behind the smoke and scent of coffee and cigarettes?