Focus South Korea
HISTORY OF KOREAN INDEPENDENT ANIMATION
Throughout the history of Korean independent animation, two main focal points stand out: the delivery of social messages and the experimentation with images. The outstanding works presented at numerous film festivals highlight the way in which these two notions have been explored over time.
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Films
The Sleeping Buddha
This is a vivid story of Wa-bull (“lying Buddha”) in the Unjusa Temple, Hwasun County, in South Joella (Jeollanam-do) Province in South Korea.
Direction Yong-bae Lee Duration 5' Language no dialogue Country South Korea Year 1991
Ashes in the Thicket
A man who chances to encounter a UFO suffers from hallucinations in which his body is torn apart by a strange force.
Direction Sung-gang Lee Duration 16' Language no dialogue Country South Korea Year 1998
Wolf Daddy
A wolf who is a novelist comes to a serene countryside retreat to write a masterpiece. One rainy day, a lady visits him with six-year-old Young-hee, and says “Young-hee, this wolf is your father.” This is the story of how the wolf-novelist becomes the father of a little girl.
Direction Hyung-yun Chang Duration 10' Language KR/en Country South Korea Year 2005
Stop
When Young-seok is taking his mother to the hospital, a truck suddenly appears. He turns the steering wheel and the world stops at that moment. What will happen next?
Direction Jae-ok Park Duration 6' Language KR/en Country South Korea Year 2008
Love Games
A film about games that lovers play.
Direction Yu-mi Jung Duration 15' Language no dialogue Country South Korea Year 2012
Man on the Chair
The man in the chair is tormented and constantly doubts his own existence. But he is just a picture that I created... Could it be that I, too, am an image crafted by others?
Direction Da-hee Jeong Duration 7' Language KR/en Country South Korea Year 2014
Deer Flower
In the summer of 1992, Dujung, an elementary school student, goes to visit a farm in the suburbs with his parents. While his parents believe that the farm’s rare and expensive speciality will strengthen their son’s body, Dujung suffers from side effects.
Direction Kang-min Kim Duration 8' Language no dialogue/kr, en Country South Korea Year 2015
Afternoon Class
Boredom. Your head becomes heavy, your eyelids flicker and eventually, inevitably, you drop off to sleep. “Afternoon Class” takes this simple theme and starts playing with the surreal divide between sleep and waking life as the protagonist sits on the flimsy division between them.
Direction Seo-ro Oh Duration 4' Language no dialogue Country South Korea Year 2015
Persona
A young woman slips into a second skin to go out and have a good time. What will become of her true self when she gets back home? A film about the process of being taken over by the personas we assume for ourselves.
Direction Su-jin Moon Duration 7' Language no dialogue Country South Korea Year 2022Curated by
Yujin Choi
In cooperation with
KOCCA (Korea Creative Content Agency & KIAFA (Korean Independent Animation Filmmakers Association
Presenting Partner
Globetrotter Travel Service AG
Supported by
SWISSLOS Kanton Aargau