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2009, HD, color, 89'
Dir: OH Young-doo, RYU Hoon, JANG Yoon-jung, HONG Young-geun
Keyword: Drama,Horror,Thriller,Action,Romance,Omnibus,Family
Etc: omnibus

Fatansia Genre Film Festival (2010, Canada)
9th Transilvania International Film Festival (2010, Rumania)
1st Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Taiwan)
20th Yubari Int'l Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Japan)
Audience Award, Jury’s Special Award, 13th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (2009, Korea)

"The Neighbor Zombie", a low-budget, experimental zombie film, comprised of six episodes centering on the theme of a zombie virus. This film is set in the aftermath of a zombie outbreak in Seoul, 2010.

The government orders the execution of those that are infected. People who have infected family members or lovers try to defend them from the government policy. Eventually, a vaccine is developed, but the transition from zomebiehood to humanity, is stressful and difficult.

Episode 1 directed by OH Young-doo
An action figure collector accidentally gets infected by the zombie virus.

Episode 2 directed by OH Young-doo
A special love story of a beautiful girl and her romantic boyfriend, who gets infected and slowly transforms into a zombie.

Episode 3 directed by HONG Young-geun
A woman having to witness her infected mother slowly deteriorate each day.

Episode 4 directed by RYU Hoon
Dr. Park, who acts as a guinea-pig himself, tries to make a vaccine to cure zombie virus. He finally develops the cure but he’s left with a big debt he must run from.

Episode 5 directed by JANG Yoon-jung
After the development of vaccine, Seoul once again finds peace. However, the future is still uncertain for those who were cured.

Episode 6 directed by HONG Young-geun
A story about strained life of a writer, who always has to work under tight deadline.

This film with six zombie stories represents and reveals ‘A ZOMBIE’ as a sort of our intimate and normal neighborhood. With the process of imaginative and creative work, it made the distinguished film which is totally different from a zombie film that we used to have.
‘What if the zombie virus spreads in Seoul?’ was thought as an key idea for this film and it delivers how we see and understand ‘A ZOMBIE as a friend or main character. Not only the contents unfold with the six other stories but tell and become one story.

OH Young-doo

Born in Korea, 1975.
Started his film career as a member of director unit in

(1995). Made short film in 2008.
2008 [Christmas Slay 2] Digibeta, color, 25min.
          7th Mise-en-scène’s Film Festival (2008, Korea)
         [The Fate] HD, color, 4min.
2009 [The Neighbor Zombie] HD, color, 89min.
          Fatansia Genre Film Festival (2010, Canada)
          9th Transilvania International Film Festival (2010, Rumania)
         1st Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Taiwan)
          20th Yubari Int'l Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Japan)
          Audience Award, Jury’s Special Award, 13th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (2009, Korea)

RYU Hoon

First made his film career as a crew of (1999) and he edited (2009).

2007 [O Mong] HD, color, 23min.
2009 [The Neighbor Zombie] HD, color, 89min.
          Fatansia Genre Film Festival (2010, Canada)
          9th Transilvania International Film Festival (2010, Rumania)
         1st Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Taiwan)
          20th Yubari Int'l Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Japan)
          Audience Award, Jury’s Special Award, 13th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (2009, Korea)

JANG Yoon-jung

Known make-up artist in film industry, she work as an chief make-up artist in the film (2000), (2005).

2009 [The Neighbor Zombie] HD, color, 89min.
          Fatansia Genre Film Festival (2010, Canada)
          9th Transilvania International Film Festival (2010, Rumania)
         1st Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Taiwan)
          20th Yubari Int'l Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Japan)
          Audience Award, Jury’s Special Award, 13th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (2009, Korea)

HONG Young-geun

Graduated Dong-Ah Institute of Medial and Arts, majoring Acting, played a roll in a film (2007),

(2009).
2006 [Eventually] DV, color, 12min.
2009 [The Neighbor Zombie] HD, color, 89min.
          Fatansia Genre Film Festival (2010, Canada)
          9th Transilvania International Film Festival (2010, Rumania)
         1st Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Taiwan)
          20th Yubari Int'l Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Japan)
         Audience Award, Jury’s Special Award, 13th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (2009, Korea)

Director/Screenwriter : OH Young-doo, RYU Hoon, HONG Young-guen, JANG Yoon-jung
Production : Kino Mangosteen
Executive Producer :JANG Yoon-jung
Producer : CHOI Eun-hwa
Cinematography/Editor/Gaffer/Production Designer : OH Young-doo
Composer : KIM Baek-chan
Mixing : GONG Tae-won
Sound : GONG Tae-won, LEE Hyeong-joo, YOON Sun-myong (Plus Gain)
Composer : KIM Baek-chan, (I am music), OH Young-min, KIM Jeong-yeon, SON Hyeok-kyu
Costumes/Make-up : JANG Yoon-jung
Stunt/Action Director : HONG Young-geun
Animation : RYU Sung-kwang
Computer Graphic : KIM In-soo
Animation : RYU Sun-kwang
DI : KIM Yeol-hoi (Stareast Disital, Co, Ltd)

BAE Yong-guen as Yong-geun
HA Eun-jung as Eun-jung
HONG Young-geun
PARK Young-seo