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My grandmother has been losing her memories. I visited her home where she has lived over 60 years.

KIM Haneuldameun is a young girl who dreams of becoming an underwater photographer. One day in 2013, she encounters a wrecked ship underneaththe water. For some time, she feared of entering the water after the Sewol Ferry disaster. However, she continues her task of capturing images of the wrecked ship on camera. She decides to open an exhibition of her underwater photo works with an underwater photographer. She offers her photos of the sky and clouds as a present to the wrecked ship that cannot see the sky from beneath the water it has sunken into.

Park is a devout Christian. Young-bae, her son’s friend, helps her out when she is stuck without a key. The two sit across each other on a lazy summer afternoon. The elementary school boy suddenly makes an embarrassing confession. Abashed, Park doesn’t know if she should take it seriously or not.

Myeonghun, who dreams of becoming a film director, and Seonhee, who dreams of becoming an actress, find comfort in each other's presence and have a romantic relationship, even promising to get married. However, when things don't go as planned, Myeonghun, disappointed, reflects on his dreams and reality. He tells Seonhee that it would be better for her to get a job.

A woman taking pictures happens upon a surreal, mysterious landscape - before coming upon a strange boy.

Junha is one of the most difficult children at the school. His autism causes him to attack his classmates and even teachers without warning. Each outburst further isolates Junha from his community as his teachers and peers struggle to find a way to live "with" Junha. The camera provides an intimate look into this society, leaving the question; what is human entity and how is it connected?

Yeonhee questions herself while being in a relationship with her boyfriend, Junhee. One day, she tries to meet a lesbian girl, Wonjin.

Stacking three different Trios extracted from modern dance history on the screen. Staring back a certain archiving process within movements as ‘ruins of illusion’.

Three men are lost in Africa. Because of the harsh environment and scary hyenas, they betray one another. In the end, the three men kill each other in disbelief.

IT'S REAL shows the planning and producing that goes into a 3D performance. It also shows the backstage and post-show full story.The first star of cine live is Whee-sung. He always tried to show perfection on stage, but 9 years after his debut, he shows every aspect of his life. It shows every part of his life, including meetings with his staff, rehearsals, life at home, life as a lyricist, and his normal life with normal friends. It reveals the life of the that he has never showed anyone.

One day, Jung-hyeok receives a sudden proposal from Soo-jin. Jung-hyeok begins to deduce the truth of the proposal with Hee-seong, and…

It's been 4 years graduating college. What am I doing? I am unemployed. With a hope of being healed, I've decided to getaway to Jeju Island and am on board SeWol ship. Once I arrive at the island after 13 hours of traveling, my heart was broken by witnessing painful seizure of local people's hearts due to the brutal governmental policy on the construction of Naval base. This film follows vividly the fate of fragile persons and nature suppressed by the government's ridiculous decisions. The story is told by Mira.

Unlike himself, Masato, a young and capable doctor, is pathetic for his incompetent and lazy older brother, Hiroto. However, unlike himself, he is always loved by women for his sweet and intense sex. When Masato learns that even his girlfriend has slept with his brother, Masato is driven by his revenge and decides to seduce his brother-in-law himself.

Guided by Pastor Peter Jung, a South Korean activist, nine defectors are gathered in a Southern China village. North Korean defectors are internationally accepted as refugees, yet China does not recognize them as such. So, the plan is to cross into Vietnam because if they are arrested in China, they face repatriation, which in turn leads to imprisonment, or worse. With the help of Pastor Jung, the nine refugees cross successfully by night into Vietnam. But the South Korean Embassy refuses to accept the defectors. Still in hiding, a search begins for an Embassy that might offer safe harbour and refugee status. There is some hope that the Danish diplomatic mission will offer assistance, but once out in the open, their position known, they are at risk. The penalties threatened by China are not to be taken lightly….

In 1948, the Korean peninsula was divided into North and South Korea at the 38th parallel. Jiwon Choi introduces viewers to modern Korean history and culture by contrasting the story of her grandfather, who served in the Korean War, with the rise of K-POP.

People who want to go to Seoul to visit their families for Thanksgiving can't do so.

One day, Hae-gyung finds her ex-girlfriend, Hong, waiting in front of her door. Hong is pregnant and being stalked by her ex-boyfriend. She asked Hae-gyung to hide in her house. Hae-gyung reluctantly accepts her, but wants to push her out of her life.

Changgyeong Palace was converted into a zoo in the Japanese colonoial period and continued to operate as such for some time after liberation.

Dal Ho wakes up from a drunken state at a cementary. He then meets an alien hunter and hears that he'd been kidnapped by a UFO. He visits a hypnotist with his girlfriend and finds out many secrets that'd been hidden all along...

A short film by Lee Hangjun

Is pushing someone away is the right thing to do when in our hearts, we want them to stay by our side? Through the short summer of Jae Hui and Jung Woo, they had to miss each other's stories by pushing each other away. But, the feeling of wanting to stay by each others' side is more important than having a complete relationship.

From hiding their budding romance from their high school classmates to conflicts over coming out in their adult lives, lesbian couple Seonwoo and Eunha have overcome their share of struggles--but with Seonwoo lying comatose in a hospital under the care of her homophobic father, Eunha must clear another hurdle.

Eunsoo, who lost her mother, starts searching for her solely based on her memories.

Yeonhwa lives as an ordinary person. One day, she hears her aunt's death and goes to her funeral with her father. Her father criticizes her aunt's life and Yeonhwa finds a video from the aunt's keepsake.

What happened in the male bedroom of the university?

The death of a soldier at Panmunjeom, the symbol of the division of the Korean Peninsula, still stands as an unsolved case. Was it death by suicide (as the official investigation team announced) or was he murdered? What is the truth?

A man walks into a foreign neighborhood to look for a house. Then, the drastic summarization of the story and time will confuse the audience at first, but it brings suspense and a deeply lingering impression to the story. There is more that is unseen than visible. This intentional void prompts various emotional interpretations. During that time, what sort of moments and stories did the man and the house share? Since the guessing is left to the audience, we are left to remember, not the man’s, but our own personal memories. Hanyang villa or whatever else, that’s what houses do – they are where our memories dwell.

Baekheung-am Temple, a bhikkhunī (Buddhist nun) temple which opens only twice a year, is famous for its conservatism and principles. Access to this temple is prohibited and so is picture-taking. Although it was difficult to get the permission for shooting, it unlatched the latch by itself after I was officially exiled four times. Monk Sunwoo who lost her parents when she was three years old and grew up in the temple asks herself if this way is what she chose and what it means to her. Monk Sangwook chose to become a Buddhist priest before she became a professor. Her old sick mother constantly visits her to change her mind. Old master of seventy years old, who has trained for 40 years, self-examines her severely asking if she has lived properly.

In an unknown time when everything is colorless, the world pale and desolate, everybody is born with similarly pale white skin. There is absolutely no sign of color in this world at all. However, one boy is born with yellowish skin. Everybody treats him like some sort of monster, and the boy lives in isolation, in the woods with his mother. The year he turns 16, the boy's depressed mother, unable to bear the seclusion, commits suicide. The boy blames himself for her death and dreams of becoming a normal pale-skinned person.

Yoon-woo, an unemployed college graduate, lend his cell phone to a delivery man. When the delivery man gives him an energy drink in thanks, he feels kind of suspicious. Later, his roommate Ju-ho nags at Yoon-woo about their dinner, a mackerel which may be poisoned by fallout from the Fukushima disaster.

Joo-young tries to call a friend on her birthday after a long time, only to find out that her number is not in use anymore. She spends all day to find her and learns some things she never knew about her lost friend up until now. Soon, the forgotten memory of that day comes back to her.

A documentary about 90-year-old KIM Mal-hae who never gives up on life even on the threshold of death. This film depicts tragic moments in Korean society starting with the National Bodo League Massacre and the more recent struggle against the building of transmission towers in Miryang, revealing the sometimes silent and sometimes defiant personal struggle of one elderly woman. “If only I could read, then my life would have a beginning and end” is the start of what will be Mal-hae’s first and last confession.

A woman working in the service industry is routinely exposed to personal attacks and abusive comments. One day she gets tired of this daily routine.

At a redevelopment demolition site in the heart of the city, Seung-sik, who was holding a morning meeting among the workers, is excluded from work that day because his name isn't on the list. Unpaid for a week's wages and removed from work, Seung-sik heads to the office to meet the foreman...

For his family, Jongcheol goes to prison for a murder committed by his friend. While in prison, his mother passes away, he is temporarily released. He returns home, decides to go on another dangerous to help his family.

In the late evening, in Mano Design Team Office. The team members are celebrating their successful completion of work in Seongsan Electronics Project. As it gets late, everyone else leaves, but the team leader Seonggyu and core team member Heeju remain to continue their own celebration and they go to the team leader's office. The two are drunk with alcohol and the ambience. Seonggyu tries to touch Heeju and Heeju, who has a boyfriend, leaves the office refusing him. Heeju sues Seonggyu for sexual harrassment at work, but the police investigation results are unfavorable for Heeju. In fact, Sunggyu submitted CCTV recordings of when they were in good terms, as well as the financial status of Heeju stating that she has some loan to pay off. The colleagues start talking behind her back and the vicious rumor makes the situation even worse for her. Heeju is no longer considered a victim but the offender, and begins her difficult struggle.

Backstage shows the lives of MMA fighters who must endure a monk-like lifestyle and draws out their voices. They look like modern day gladiators on the outside but fear lurks deep in their hearts as they are forced to fight inside a cage. This documentary is a moving portrayal of how these fighters comfort and encourage each other in a community of friendship where a single mistake can lead to irrevocable despair.

There is a woman who is digging her own grave. We follow her timeline backwards. A series of unfortunate events keep happening to her for uncertain reasons, and she reflects upon her life. What kind of life did she want for herself? Was her life on stage real, or was it just a staged act?

"Kill the commmies!", "Unification by moving northward!" - this is what Byun Hee-jae yells until one day Kang Eui-suk, who he called a pro-North Korean, shows up with a camera and starts talking to him. This is how they first start getting along and Byun Hee-jae, who spends sleepless nights worried about his country, runs for candidacy in the National Assembly by-elections.

Hypnotherapist Hans enters the dream of Suin, a girl suffering from mental illness, and her mother, Jinkyung, who died. Witness the truth about a murder involving her father.

When Ji-sun picks up a mobile phone, soon the chaos will begin.

“The Korean Dream” is about a migrant worker who sacrificed 18 years of his life in struggle to fulfill his influence in the Korean society. Likewise, the dreams of many migrant workers have ended with disappointments, the dream of main character. Therefore it’s an attempt to show how human rights have been dominated and exploited under the name of government. Furthermore, it’s about broken dreams of those migrant workers that were forced to be in exile or under detention.

It is the film in which evocativeness is dancing, evocativeness probably occuring to anyone all of a sudden.

​Seung-woo, who is a 20-year veteran rock musician, forms a band named ‘The Monotones’. But the first vocal’s skill was below standard, and the second vocal has been cast in a new soap opera. Finally they meet the third vocal, Sae-young. But Sae-young leaves the band, because his personality is not compatible with Seung-woo. The remaining members try to find a new vocal, but it is hard to find a good vocal at that time. Seung-woo decides to perform without vocal. It is his last effort to keep the band ‘The Monotones’. Through The Monotones’ rooftop concert without vocal, they come to realize that this is where they should be, and they remember when they first began.

Nine-year-old Woong-bi, a child actress, has one problem. She can't cry when she acts. She tries to ask other child actors for advice, think sad thoughts and cry, but she doesn't cry easily. Although she is frustrated because of her tearful acting in the audition script, she also auditions with her own acting for a momentarily. Park Woong-bi's Powerful Tears Challenge

A man working at the death experience service helps an old woman and her grandson to go through unusual experience.

Released as a promotional film series along the group’s album of the same name, the film features CIX members exploring dark themes, including bullying, violence, societal abandonment, and death.

Citizens fight for their freedoms in 1930s Mongolia in this historical tale of action and adventure.