<Sunkissed Shadow>
Synopsis: Moa and Eunhu, who were born and raised in ‘Heari’, which is abuzz with the relics of indecipherable documents, film insect documentaries as a club activity. Moa meets Ga-on, a transfer student who feels a sense of déjà vu, and tries to bring him to the club. Ga-on, a transfer student, discovers that he can read ancient manuscripts of Heari, but does not want to let the outside world know.
Director’s Comment:
From illusion to nostalgia. This is a substitute for nostalgia (鄕愁).
<Dive into the seasons>
Synopsis: The death of Na-young, who was the second-class former swimmer in his life, created a trauma about water. We, who retired after winning the first and last gold medal, could not give up swimming completely. We, who were offered a swimming instructor at the center where we were going for treatment to overcome the trauma, met another group of deficiencies and four seasons there. We get to know them over and over again through classes, and we want to face our pain in the calm water through each other.
Director’s Comment:
We can be more beautiful when we stop beating ourselves up about our deficiencies.
<A Summer of Young>
Synopsis: Young is traumatized by the fact that her family is Chinese-Korean. She has a Chinese-Korean half-brother and tries to hide her identity from her best friend Ji-hee. One day, Young receives news of her grandmother’s death. Young hides it from Ji-hee and goes to her grandmother’s rooftop room to organize her belongings. Worried about Young’s lack of contact, Ji-hee visits her grandmother’s house near Daelim Market, where she sees Young’s brother, Kim Jin, limping with an injured leg and mistakes him for a criminal, causing a commotion…
Director’s Comment:
I wanted to talk about the process of finding wholeness through a flawed, lovable, and growing character.
<Last Dance>
Synopsis: Soo-hyun, a deaf dancer, suggests a two-man dance competition to Ye-In. However, Ye-In refuses because she has a situation.
Director’s Comment:
I’m going to tell you stories of people who rise above personal and common trials, stories that may even be our own.
